"risk" meaning in English

See risk in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /rɪsk/ Audio: en-us-risk.ogg [US] Forms: risk [singular], risks [plural]
Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A risk is something bad that could possibly happen.
    Sense id: simple-risk-en-noun-ihsErZ0k
  2. A risk is the chance of something bad happening.
    Sense id: simple-risk-en-noun-Ta2C4mQn

Verb

IPA: /rɪsk/ Audio: en-us-risk.ogg [US] Forms: risk [canonical], risks [third-person, singular], risked [past], risked [past, participle], risking [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb}} [POS TABLE]
  1. To risk something means to take a chance with something.
    Sense id: simple-risk-en-verb-0gOF2xvx
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