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take a risk

take a risk verb: to do something risky.

Verb

take a risk (third-person singular simple present takes a risk, present participle taking a risk, simple past took a risk, past participle taken a risk)

  1. (idiomatic) To do something risky.

Synonyms of take a risk

All synonyms of take a risk

Forms of take a risk

third-person singular presenttakes a risk
present participletaking a risk
pasttook a risk
past participletaken a risk

Questions about take a risk

What does take a risk mean?
Take a risk means to do something risky.
What part of speech is take a risk?
Take a risk is a verb.
What is the past tense of take a risk?
The past tense of take a risk is took a risk.

Words near take a risk in the dictionary

  1. take a pull
  2. take a rain check
  3. take a raincheck
  4. take a reef in
  5. take a ride to Tyburn
  6. take a risk
  7. take a run at
  8. take a running jump
  9. take a seat
  10. take a shine to
  11. take a shining to

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