English Dictionary
Definition risk in British English
risk
verb
What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.
These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
[transitive]
verb
What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
The verb risk is never followed by an infinitive. Use the pattern risk doing something:
✗ In trying to manage both their job and their family, they risk to neglect one or the other.
✓ In trying to manage both their job and their family, they risk neglecting one or the other.
✗ If you risk to go to prison, you will need money for a good lawyer.
✓ If you risk going to prison, you will need money for a good lawyer.
➡ risk
to do something that makes it possible for something important or valuable to be destroyed, damaged, or lost
Do you realize how much you're risking by supporting him in this?
