/ʁis.ke/
Translation
to risk, to run the risk of
Word origin
From Italian riscare (modern rischiare, 'to run a risk'), taken into French in the sixteenth century. The origin of the Italian word is disputed.
- Origin
- Italian
- Root
- riscare
- English cognates
- risk
Other proposed origins
- Most often traced to Vulgar Latin resecare ('to cut off'), the sense being a rock or reef that cuts into a ship. (resecare)
- Others derive it from Greek rhiza ('root'), used of a cliff or reef in Byzantine Greek nautical language. (rhiza)
Grammar
Conjugation
Regular -er conjugation. Pronouns: je, tu, il/elle, nous, vous, ils/elles.
Indicative
| Person | Present | Imperfect | Past historic | Future | Conditional |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| je | risque | risquais | risquai | risquerai | risquerais |
| tu | risques | risquais | risquas | risqueras | risquerais |
| il/elle | risque | risquait | risqua | risquera | risquerait |
| nous | risquons | risquions | risquâmes | risquerons | risquerions |
| vous | risquez | risquiez | risquâtes | risquerez | risqueriez |
| ils/elles | risquent | risquaient | risquèrent | risqueront | risqueraient |
Subjunctive
| Person | Present | Imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| je | risque | risquasse |
| tu | risques | risquasses |
| il/elle | risque | risquât |
| nous | risquions | risquassions |
| vous | risquiez | risquassiez |
| ils/elles | risquent | risquassent |
Imperative
| Person | Affirmative |
|---|---|
| tu | risque |
| nous | risquons |
| vous | risquez |
Non-finite
- Gerund / present participle
- risquant
- Past participle
- risqué · risquée · risqués · risquées
Examples
.
You risk losing everything if you sign that paper.
.
I do not want to risk my job over so little.
.
He risked his life to save the dog.
.
It might well rain before this evening.
.
Nothing is won without risking something.
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