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run a risk

run a risk verb: to perform an action which may result in a loss or failure.

Verb

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

  1. (idiomatic) To perform an action which may result in a loss or failure.
    Synonyms:
    take a risk

Synonyms of run a risk

Forms of run a risk

third-person singular presentruns a risk
present participlerunning a risk
pastran a risk
past participlerun a risk

Questions about run a risk

What does run a risk mean?
Run a risk means to perform an action which may result in a loss or failure.
What part of speech is run a risk?
Run a risk is a verb.
What is the past tense of run a risk?
The past tense of run a risk is ran a risk.

Words near run a risk in the dictionary

  1. run a bath
  2. run a fever
  3. run a mile
  4. run a muck
  5. run a red light
  6. run a risk
  7. run a temperature
  8. run a train
  9. run about
  10. run about with
  11. run across

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