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Risk (film)
WordNet
noun
(1) A venture undertaken without regard to possible loss or injury
"He saw the rewards but not the risks of crime"
"There was a danger he would do the wrong thing"
(2) The probability of being exposed to an infectious agent
(3) The probability of becoming infected given that exposure to an infectious agent has occurred
(4) A source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune
"Drinking alcohol is a health hazard"
verb
(5) Take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome
"When you buy these stocks you are gambling"
(6) Expose to a chance of loss or damage
"We risked losing a lot of money in this venture"
"Why risk your life?"
"She laid her job on the line when she told the boss that he was wrong"
WiktionaryText
Etymology
Latin resicum, risicum, riscus : cliff, récif, Felsklippe, is the direct formal
origin for Italian risico, risco, rischio, Spanish riesgo, French risque and Portuguese risco. Latin word comes from a Greek navigation term rhizikon, rhiza which meant "root, stone, cut of the firm land" and was a metaphor for "difficulty to avoid in the sea".
Noun
- A possible, usually negative, outcome, e.g., a danger.
- 2006: BBC News website, Farmers warned over skin cancer read at http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/northern_ireland/4764525.stm on 14 May 2006
- There was also a "degree of complacency" that the weather in the country was not good enough to present a health risk.
- 2006: BBC News website, Farmers warned over skin cancer read at http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/northern_ireland/4764525.stm on 14 May 2006
- The likelihood of a negative outcome.
- 2006: Trever Ramsey on BBC News website, Exercise 'cuts skin cancer risk' read at http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/4764535.stm on 14 May 2006
- Taking regular exercise, coupled with a healthy diet, reduced the risk of several types of cancer.
- 2006: Trever Ramsey on BBC News website, Exercise 'cuts skin cancer risk' read at http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/4764535.stm on 14 May 2006
- The potential (conventionally negative) impact of an event, determined by combining the likelihood of the event occurring with the impact should it occur.
- 2002: Decisioneering Inc website, What is risk? read at http://www.decisioneering.com/risk-analysis.html on 14 May 2006
- If there is a 25% chance of running over schedule, costing you a $100 out of your own pocket, that might be a risk you are willing to take. But if you have a 5% chance of running overschedule, knowing that there is a $10,000 penalty, you might be less willing to take that risk.
- 2002: Decisioneering Inc website, What is risk? read at http://www.decisioneering.com/risk-analysis.html on 14 May 2006
Verb
- To incur risk [to something].
- 2006, BBC Sport website, Beckham wary over Rooney comeback read at http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/world_cup_2006/teams/england/4769433.stm on 14 May 2006
- England captain David Beckham has warned Wayne Rooney not to risk his long-term future by rushing his return from injury.
- 2006, BBC Sport website, Beckham wary over Rooney comeback read at http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/world_cup_2006/teams/england/4769433.stm on 14 May 2006
- To incur risk [of something].
- 2006, Transportation Alternatives website, Rail delays as thieves cut power read at http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/merseyside/4972476.stm on 14 May 2006
- These people are putting themselves in danger by physically being on or near to the railway lines and risking serious injury.
- 2006, Transportation Alternatives website, Rail delays as thieves cut power read at http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/merseyside/4972476.stm on 14 May 2006
- To incur risk [by something].
- 1999, BBC News website, Volunteer of the Month: Andrew Hay McConnell read at http://www.transalt.org/press/magazine/994Summer/12volunteer.html on 14 May 2006
- After coming to New York, I decided to risk cycling again.
- 1999, BBC News website, Volunteer of the Month: Andrew Hay McConnell read at http://www.transalt.org/press/magazine/994Summer/12volunteer.html on 14 May 2006
Usage notes
- This is a catenative verb that takes the gerund (-ing). See Appendix:English catenative verbs