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riskieren — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • chance noun An opportunity to do something.
  • hazard noun A source of danger or risk of harm.
  • imperil verb To put into peril; to place in danger.
  • risk noun The chance that something bad will happen as a result of an action or situation.

Senses

riskieren is used for these senses in English:

  • chance To try or risk.
  • hazard To expose to chance; to take a risk.
  • imperil (transitive) To risk or hazard.
  • risk (transitive) To incur risk as a result of (doing something).

chance — full definition

  1. noun An opportunity to do something.
  2. noun The likelihood of something happening; probability.
  3. noun Something that happens randomly, without any apparent cause or plan.
  4. verb To risk doing something, accepting that it might go wrong.
  5. verb To happen to do or encounter something without planning it.

hazard — full definition

  1. noun A source of danger or risk of harm.
  2. noun An obstacle on a golf course, such as a bunker or water feature.
  3. verb To risk or venture something, or to make a guess.

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