riskeren — meaning in English

English meaning

• adventure noun An exciting or unusual experience, often involving some risk or the unknown.
• risk noun The chance that something bad will happen as a result of an action or situation.
• venture noun A risky or bold undertaking whose outcome is uncertain.

Senses

riskeren is used for these senses in English:

• adventure (archaic, transitive) To venture upon; to run the risk of; to dare.
• risk (transitive) To incur risk as a result of (doing something).
• venture (transitive) To confide in; to rely on; to trust.

adventure — full definition

1. noun An exciting or unusual experience, often involving some risk or the unknown.
2. verb To take a risk by venturing into something uncertain.

risk — full definition

1. noun The chance that something bad will happen as a result of an action or situation.
2. noun A person or thing viewed in terms of how likely they are to cause loss or harm (e.g. to an insurer or lender).
3. verb To expose something to possible loss, harm, or danger.

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