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taking a risk

taking a risk is the present participle and gerund 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 taking a risk

What is taking a risk the present participle and gerund of?
Taking a risk is the present participle and gerund of take a risk.

Words near taking a risk in the dictionary

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

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