phrasal verb / idiomatic verb phrase · formal
run the risk (of)
/rʌn ðə rɪsk əv/run·the·RISK
task2speaking
to expose oneself to the possibility of something bad happening; to be at risk of
Examples
“If you ignore safety rules, you run the risk of serious injury.”
“Policymakers run the risk of public backlash if they cut social programmes.”
“By delaying maintenance the company ran the risk of equipment failure.”
Band 8 sentence
“Governments that ignore early warnings run the risk of irreversible environmental damage.”
Collocations
- run the risk of doing something / run the risk of + noun
- run the risk of severe consequences
Word family
risk nounrisky adjective
Common mistakes
run the risk to do→run the risk of doing
take the risk of→run the risk of
Say it for a higher band
5risk→6take the risk→7+run the risk (of)
Synonyms
risk
Easily confused
take the risk
“He decided to take the risk and invest his savings.”
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