risk
- {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} nounADJECTIVE▪ big, considerable, enormous, grave, great, high, huge, major, serious, significant, substantial, terrible, tremendous▪
high-risk patients
▪a major risk to livestock
▪ good▪ bad, poor▪ low, minimal, slight, small▪ added, additional, elevated, extra, heightened, increased, increasing▪ decreased, reduced▪ genuine, real▪ attendant, inherent, possible, potential▪Standards of hygiene have fallen, with all the attendant risks of disease.
▪There are considerable risks inherent in the policy.
▪ long-term, short-term▪ lifetime▪ overall▪ personal▪They do their patriotic duty at great personal risk.
▪ political▪They run great political risks by opposing him.
▪ relative▪ perceived▪The perceived risk is far greater than reality.
▪ unacceptable, unnecessary, unreasonable▪ acceptable, moderate▪its judgment of what constitutes an acceptable risk
▪ calculated▪I take calculated risks but never gamble.
▪ commercial, credit, environmental, financial, fire, health, insurance, safety, security▪Those old boxes in the corridor are a fire risk.
▪He's a good insurance risk.
▪ cancer, cardiovascular, disease, heart-disease, HIV, mortality, stroke▪ suicide▪He is not a current suicide risk.
▪ flight (esp. AmE)▪His lawyer argued that he was not a flight risk (= that he would not try to run away, leave the country, etc.).
… OF RISK▪ degree, level▪ element▪The operation carries an element of risk.
VERB + RISK▪ face, run, take▪If you don't study, you run the risk of failing.
▪I'm not prepared to take risks—I want the equipment thoroughly checked.
▪ carry, create, entail, incur, involve, pose, present▪Pollutants in the river pose a real risk to the fish.
▪ heighten, increase, raise▪ double▪Smoking doubles the risk of having a stroke.
▪ cut, decrease, diminish, lessen, limit, lower, minimize, mitigate, reduce▪Companies can mitigate the risks of losing valuable data.
▪ avoid, eliminate▪ assess, calculate, determine, evaluate, measure, weigh, weigh up (BrE)▪The directors will have to assess our credit risk.
▪You have to weigh risks and benefits.
▪ know, understand▪I think you know the risks of your choices.
▪ identify▪They try to identify every possible risk.
▪ indicate▪ estimate, predict▪ manage▪Farmers invest in irrigation to manage risk in drought years.
▪ address▪solutions to address security risks more effectively
▪ accept, assume, bear▪The lawyers are assuming all the financial risk.
▪ spread▪These funds spread the risk among different countries.
▪ outweigh▪The benefits outweigh the risks.
▪ justify▪The rewards may well justify the risks.
▪ be considered▪He is no longer considered a security risk in the State of California.
RISK + VERB▪ outweigh sthRISK + NOUN▪ group▪Miners are a high risk group for certain types of gastric cancer.
▪ factor▪Cigarette smoking is a risk factor for this disease.
▪ assessment▪ analysis▪ level▪investors' assessments of overall risk levels
▪ category▪Young male drivers are a higher risk category compared to mature ladies and even women of the same age.
▪ mitigation (esp. AmE), reduction▪ management▪ manager▪ aversion, avoidance▪the strategies of risk avoidance that people practice in their everyday lives
▪ tolerance▪Consider your own risk tolerance. How many chances are you willing to take?
▪ behaviour/behavior (esp. AmE)▪efforts to persuade the public to reduce risk behavior
▪ premium▪a big jump in the risk premium on corporate bonds
PREPOSITION▪ at risk▪to put someone's life at risk
▪ at risk from, at risk of▪Journalists in the zone are at serious risk of being kidnapped.
▪ at risk for (esp. AmE)▪Children are at greater risk for these diseases.
▪ at the risk of▪At the risk of sounding rude, don't you think you'd better change for the party?
▪ at risk to▪He saved the child at considerable risk to himself.
▪ risk by▪He knew he was taking a big risk by going skiing.
▪ risk for (esp. AmE)▪a reduced risk for heart disease
▪ risk from▪a risk from contaminated water
▪ risk in▪I was taking a big risk in lending her the money.
▪ risk of▪a higher risk of stomach cancer
▪ risk to▪a risk to health
PHRASES▪ at your own risk▪The building is unsafe—enter at your own risk.
▪ an increase in risk, a reduction in risk▪ risks and benefits, risks and rewards▪{{Roman}}II.{{/Roman}}the risks and benefits of a drug
verbVERB + RISK▪ cannot, dare not, not want to, would not▪I simply can't risk being seen there.
▪I didn't want to risk being late.
▪ be prepared to, be willing to▪He was prepared to risk everything in order to achieve his ambition.
▪ choose to, decide to▪ refuse to▪I refuse to risk being hurt.
PREPOSITION▪ for▪I am not risking my neck for anyone!
▪ on▪I wouldn't risk my money on this investment.
PHRASES▪ risk it▪I knew I would be in trouble if I was found out, but I decided to risk it anyway.
▪ risk life and limb▪the brave tourist who risks life and limb for adventure
▪ risk losing sth▪families who risk losing their homes
Risk is used with these nouns as the object: ↑backlash, ↑career, ↑chance, ↑confrontation, ↑death, ↑dismissal, ↑embarrassment, ↑fine, ↑friendship, ↑health, ↑injury, ↑life, ↑neck, ↑penalty, ↑possibility, ↑prosecution, ↑rejection, ↑reputation, ↑ridicule, ↑safety, ↑wrath
Collocations dictionary. 2013.
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