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How to pronounce “risk”
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Pronunciation guide for risk
- Learning goal
- Practice the English pronunciation of risk with real speech in context.
- Available examples
- 8 YouTube examples
- Real speech example
- The Reason for God
as if there is no God, you need to admit that that’s a risk, that that’s an act of faith,
- Definition summary
- (uncountable) The probability of a negative outcome to a decision or event.
Example 1 of 8
How to pronounce risk
The Reason for God

as if there is no God, you need to admit that that’s a risk, that that’s an act of faith,
Example Sentences
A Deep Dive Into “risk”
Meaning
- [Noun]
- (uncountable) The probability of a negative outcome to a decision or event.
- (uncountable) The magnitude of possible loss consequent to a decision or event.
- (uncountable, economics, business and engineering) The potential negative effect of an event, determined by multiplying the likelihood of the event occurring with its magnitude should it occur.
- (countable) A possible adverse event or outcome.
- (countable) A thing (from the perspective of how likely or unlikely it is to cause an adverse effect).
- [Verb]
- (transitive) To incur risk of (an unwanted or negative outcome).
- (transitive) To incur risk of harming or jeopardizing.
- (transitive) To incur risk as a result of (doing something).
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