risk

B1 Topic:Safety & Risk

Also spelled resk and resks

US /ɹɪsk/ See IPA manual

Freq #1158

Meanings

1

noun
The chance that something bad might happen.

There is a real risk of injury if you don't wear a helmet.
2

verb
To do something that could lead to a bad result.

We risked losing a lot of money on the deal.
3

noun
A person or thing that could cause harm or loss.

Smoking is a serious risk to your health.

Verb forms

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Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · the chance that something... danger hazard peril

3 noun · a person or thing that... hazard

Word family

Forms riskedriskingrisks

Derived forms cyberriskderiskgeoriskhigh-risklow-riskmultirisknonriskpreriskrisk-assessrisk-assessedrisk-averserisk-aversity

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Phrases (2)

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risk taker
a person willing to face possible loss or danger for a hoped-for benefit

Noun + noun
calculable risk
a danger whose likelihood or possible consequences can be reasonably estimated

Adjective + noun

Proverbs (4)

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Etymology

From earlier risque, from Middle French risque, from Old Italian risco (“risk”) (modern Italian rischio) and rischiare (“to run into danger”). Displaced native Old English pleoh (“risk”) and plēon (“to risk”). speculation on earlier roots Most dictionaries consider the etymology of these Italian terms uncertain, but some suggest they perhaps come from Vulgar Latin *resecum (“that which cuts, rock, crag”) (> Medieval Latin resicu), from Latin resecō (“cut off, loose, curtail”, verb), in the sense of that which is a danger to boating or shipping; or from Ancient Greek ῥιζικόν (rhizikón, “root, r…

risque Middle French risco roa-oit *resecum la-vul resecō Latin ῥιζικόν Ancient Greek ῥίζα Ancient Greek ῥιζικό gkm رِزْق Arabic ܪܙܩܐ syc *lewk- Proto-Indo-European

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Topics

Safety & Risk

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# risk

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B1
**Part of speech:** noun, verb
**IPA (US):** /ɹɪsk/
**Frequency rank:** 1158

## Meanings
1. The chance that something bad might happen.
2. To do something that could lead to a bad result.
3. A person or thing that could cause harm or loss.

## Examples
- There is a real risk of injury if you don't wear a helmet.
- We risked losing a lot of money on the deal.
- Smoking is a serious risk to your health.

## Derived Forms
- cyberrisk
- derisk
- georisk
- high-risk
- low-risk
- multirisk
- nonrisk
- prerisk
- risk-assess
- risk-assessed
- risk-averse
- risk-aversity

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: risque
- Root: risco
- Root: *resecum
- Root: resecō
- Root: ῥιζικόν
- Root: ῥίζα
- Root: ῥιζικό
- Root: رِزْق
- Root: ܪܙܩܐ
- Root: *lewk-

## Etymology
From earlier risque, from Middle French risque, from Old Italian risco (“risk”) (modern Italian rischio) and rischiare (“to run into danger”). Displaced native Old English pleoh (“risk”) and plēon (“to risk”). speculation on earlier roots Most dictionaries consider the etymology of these Italian terms uncertain, but some suggest they perhaps come from Vulgar Latin *resecum (“that which cuts, rock, crag”) (> Medieval Latin resicu), from Latin resecō (“cut off, loose, curtail”, verb), in the sense of that which is a danger to boating or shipping; or from Ancient Greek ῥιζικόν (rhizikón, “root, r…

## AI Etymology
Risk comes from earlier risque, from Middle French risque, from Old Italian risco (“risk”) (modern Italian rischio) and rischiare (“to run into danger”). Displaced native Old English pleoh (“risk”) and plēon (“to risk”). Modern senses include the chance that something bad might happen. and to do something that could lead to a bad result.. The wider word family includes derivatives such as cyberrisk, derisk, georisk, high-risk, low-risk, and multirisk.

## Topics
- Safety & Risk

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