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рисковать — meaning in English

riskovat

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English meaning

  • adventure noun An exciting or unusual experience, often involving some risk or the unknown.
  • gamble verb To bet money or stake something valuable on an uncertain outcome, especially in games of chance.
  • punt noun A long, flat-bottomed boat that is pushed along with a pole, often used on rivers for leisure.
  • 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

рисковать is used for these senses in English:

  • adventure (archaic, transitive) To venture upon; to run the risk of; to dare.
  • gamble To take a risk, with the potential of a positive outcome.
  • punt (Australia, Ireland, New Zealand, UK) To stake against the bank, to back a horse, to gamble or take a chance more generally
  • risk (transitive) To incur risk as a result of (doing something).
  • take a chance (idiomatic) To risk doing something; to try something risky.
  • take a risk (idiomatic) To do something risky.
  • 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.

gamble — full definition

  1. verb To bet money or stake something valuable on an uncertain outcome, especially in games of chance.
  2. verb To take a chance on something uncertain, hoping for a good result.
  3. noun A risky decision or venture undertaken in hope of a payoff.

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