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taken a risk

taken a risk is the past participle of take a risk.

Meaning of take a risk

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.

Questions about taken a risk

What is taken a risk the past participle of?
Taken a risk is the past participle of take a risk.

Words near taken a risk in the dictionary

  1. taken a pull
  2. taken a rain check
  3. taken a raincheck
  4. taken a reef in
  5. taken a ride to Tyburn
  6. taken a risk
  7. taken a run at
  8. taken a seat
  9. taken a shining to
  10. taken a shit
  11. taken a shot in the dark

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