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risking

v.
B1 Intermediate US //ˈɹɪskɪŋ// UK //ɹˈɪskɪŋ// risk·ing

v. to do something that might have a bad result. You use this when you accept a possible loss or danger to gain something else.

v. to expose oneself or something to the possibility of harm, loss, or failure. Transitive; typically followed by a gerund or a noun phrase.


SIMPLE

He is risking his job by speaking out.

CONTEXTUAL

By investing all her savings in one company, she is risking financial ruin if the market crashes.

COMPLEX

The general was risking a decisive defeat by dividing his forces, hoping that speed would compensate for their numerical disadvantage.

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Usage

The verb is transitive and often takes a gerund as its object.

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