Meanings
verbtake 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)
present singular third person takes a risk · participle present taking a risk · past took a risk · participle past taken a risk
- idiomaticTo do something risky.
Synonyms: roll the dice, run a risk, take a chance, take a flyer, take a gamble
Synonyms & antonyms
verbTo do something risky.
Translations
Ancient Greek διακινδυνεύω, παραβάλλομαι
- διακινδυνεύω (diakinduneúō)to do something risky
- παραβάλλομαι (parabállomai)to do something risky
Basque arriskatu
- arriskatuto do something risky
Finnish ottaa riski
- ottaa riskito do something risky
French prendre un risque, courir le risque
- prendre un risqueto do something risky
- courir le risqueto do something risky
German ein Risiko eingehen
- ein Risiko eingehento do something risky
Italian correre un rischio
- correre un rischioto do something risky
Polish ryzykować, zaryzykować
- ryzykowaćto do something risky
- zaryzykowaćto do something risky
- podejmować ryzykoto do something risky
- podjąć ryzykoto do something risky
Portuguese correr um risco
- correr um riscoto do something risky
Russian пойти́ на риск, рискова́ть
- пойти́ на риск (pojtí na risk)to do something risky
- рискова́ть (riskovátʹ)to do something risky
- рискну́ть (risknútʹ)to do something risky
Spanish arriesgarse, restearse
- arriesgarseto do something risky
- restearseto do something risky
- dejar lo cierto por lo dudosoto do something risky
- rifárselato do something risky
Cite this entry
APA
take a risk. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/take%20a%20risk
MLA
“take a risk.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/take%20a%20risk. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “take a risk,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/take%20a%20risk.
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