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ran the risk

ran the risk is the simple past of run the risk.

Meaning of run the risk

Verb

run the risk (third-person singular simple present runs the risk, present participle running the risk, simple past ran the risk, past participle run the risk)

  1. (often) to risk something important.
    • When a reversionary society buys contingent reversions, it is entitled to say——“We cannot afford to run the risk of losing our money by the death of the reversioner, and therefore we must effect an insurance."1873, Journal of the Institute of Actuaries, Volume 17, page 413
    Synonyms:
    be at risk of

Questions about ran the risk

What is ran the risk the simple past of?
Ran the risk is the simple past of run the risk.

Words near ran the risk in the dictionary

  1. ran the clock down
  2. ran the gamut
  3. ran the gantlope
  4. ran the gauntlet
  5. ran the gauntlope
  6. ran the risk
  7. ran the rule over
  8. ran the show
  9. ran the table
  10. ran the whole show
  11. ran thin

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