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(v)
(idiomatic) To risk doing something; to try something risky.
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(n)
The chance of suffering harm; danger, peril, risk of loss.
(uncountable) A feeling of desire for new and exciting things.
Exposure to likely harm; peril.
A situation of serious and immediate danger.
(idiomatic, transitive) To risk.
(countable) An opportunity or possibility.
A bet or wager.
Danger of failure, harm, or loss.
expose to a chance of loss or damage
(idiomatic) To perform an action which may result in a loss or failure.
take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome
The characteristic of being risky.
(adj)
Having a great risk.
Dangerous, involving risks.
The act of putting someone into danger, or the condition of being in danger.
A risky or daring undertaking or journey.
(transitive) To put (someone or something) in danger; to risk causing harm to.
The practice or tendency of doing things that are risky or have uncertain outcomes.
Risky; dangerous; with the nature of a hazard.
(transitive) To put into peril; to place in danger.
(US) To put in jeopardy, to threaten.
(of a person) Inclined to adventure; willing to take risks; prone to embark on hazardous enterprises; daring.
The state or quality of being dangerous.
Full of danger.
The behavior of an adventurer; risk-taking.
A challenge to prove courage.
To make a threat against someone; to use threats.
An indication of potential or imminent danger.
A perceived threat or danger.
An act of threatening; a threat.
vulnerable, especially to abuse or delinquency
That which affects one’s welfare or happiness. A matter of interest to someone.
A distressing or dangerous situation.
More or most likely to be exposed to the chance of being attacked or harmed, either physically or emotionally.
(figuratively) To weaken or work against; to hinder, sabotage.
(uncountable) The condition of being exposed, uncovered, or unprotected.
(uncountable) The ability to do something.
(epidemiology) A person who is vulnerable to being infected by a certain disease
The hawthorn bush or its blossoms.
The condition or feeling of being safe; security; certainty.
A box, usually made of metal, in which valuables can be locked for safekeeping.
Physical or emotional discomfort, suffering, or alarm, particularly of a more acute nature.
A chance for advancement, progress or profit.
Physical injury; hurt; damage.
(uncountable) A strong, unpleasant emotion or feeling caused by actual or perceived danger or threat.
(physics) The phenomenon that, on earth, objects have weight; the similar phenomenon on other celestial bodies such as the moon.
A playful or competitive activity.
The act of something happening; occurrence.
A subprime loan.
An actual instance when a situation occurs; an event or happening.
The state or quality of being serious.
An unstable situation, in political, social, economic or military affairs, especially one involving an impending abrupt change.
Bound or obliged in law or equity; responsible; answerable.
One who lives forever; an immortal.
The state of being free from physical or psychological disease, illness, or malfunction; wellness.
The consumption of a resource faster than it can be replenished.
A worded or expressed sentence, phrase, or only a word on its own, which asks for information, a reply, or a response; an interrogative.
Something or somebody considered likely.
The relative likelihood of an event happening.
The probability of a specified outcome; the chance of something happening; probability; the state or degree of being probable.
Alternative form of Prome (“the city of Pyay”). [Former name of Pyay, Myanmar.]
A thing possible; that which may take place or come into being.
A possible event; something that may happen. [from 19th c.]
(countable, computing) A message, alert, or signal displayed by a system or application to inform the user of an event, update, new message, etc.
An effect; something that follows a cause as a result.
(countable, often with of, typically of adverse results) The source of, or reason for, an event or action; that which produces or effects a result.
(adv)
In a manner showing much potential; with the possibility of happening in a given way.
The settlement of differences by arbitration or by consent reached by mutual concessions.
A currently unrealized ability (with the most common adposition being to).
The potential things that may come to pass, often favorable.
An obligation, debt or responsibility owed to someone.
Obsolete spelling of risk. [(uncountable) The probability of a negative outcome to a decision or event.]
An appraisal or evaluation.
(finance) Various senses related to net value
(American spelling) The social, non-verbal behaviors (such as body language and facial expressions) that are characteristic of a person.
(figurative) A potential, unsuspected, hidden problem, hazard, or danger that is easily encountered but not immediately obvious.
A means of indemnity against a future occurrence of an uncertain event.
A share or interest in a business or a given situation.
(automotive) Ellipsis of hazard lights.
The ratio of the probability of an event happening to that of it not happening.
Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of jeopardize. [(US) To put in jeopardy, to threaten.]
A path through two or more points (compare ‘segment’); a continuous mark, including as made by a pen; any path, curved or straight.
(Irish mythology) A personification of the sea in Irish mythology.
(figurative) Tough or ruthless behavior, especially in combat, politics or business.
(computing) Acronym of reduced instruction set computer.
A major appendage of human or animal, used for locomotion (such as an arm, leg or wing).
An uncontrolled growth of harmful microorganisms in a host.
(especially ecology, of an organism) At risk of becoming endangered in the near future.
(finance) Contract or arrangement reducing one's exposure to risk (for example the risk of price movements or interest rate movements).
The act of presenting, or something presented.
(colloquial) A modal used to express a future action that is being planned or prepared for in the present.