risky
/ˈrɪski/adjective
उच्चारण रिस्की
जोखिम भरा, ख़तरनाक
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involving the possibility of something bad happening
जोखिम भरा, ख़तरनाक
- a risky decision
- Investing all your savings in one share is risky.
- It is risky to cross the road without looking.
+ 2 more examples
- Starting a business with borrowed money is a risky move.
- Swimming in the river during the monsoon is risky.
Synonyms dangerous hazardous perilous unsafe precarious
§Structures (grammar patterns) 5
it is risky to + verb
Use it is risky to plus a verb to say that an action may bring harm.
किसी काम से हानि हो सकती है, यह बताने के लिए 'it is risky to + verb' का प्रयोग होता है।
- It is risky to swim in this river during the monsoon.
- It is risky to invest all your money in one share.
risky + noun
Risky goes before nouns such as business, move or decision.
'Risky' business, move या decision जैसे noun से पहले आता है।
- Starting a business without a plan is a risky move.
be risky for sb
Use for to say who may suffer the harm.
किसे हानि हो सकती है, यह बताने के लिए 'for' आता है।
- Driving at night is risky for new drivers.
riskier / the riskiest
Risky ends in y, so the comparative is riskier and the superlative is the riskiest.
'Risky' y पर समाप्त होता है, इसलिए comparative 'riskier' और superlative 'the riskiest' बनता है।
- Share markets are riskier than bank deposits.
risky (informal) = rather rude
A risky joke or remark is one that might offend people, so a speaker takes a chance when saying it.
'Risky' मज़ाक़ या टिप्पणी वह है जो लोगों को बुरी लग सकती है, इसलिए उसे कहना जोखिम लेना है।
- Making a risky joke before the principal was not wise.
+Collocations 5
risky + noun
businessmovedecisioninvestmentventure
- He took a risky decision and lost his savings.
adverb + risky
veryhighlytooextremelyslightly
- Crossing the track here is highly risky.
risky + activity
sportjourneytrekexperimentsurgery
- The risky trek was cancelled because of snow.
feel / seem / prove risky
feelseemprovesoundlook
- The plan sounds risky to me.
risky + for
for beginnersfor childrenfor the elderlyfor the economy
- Rock climbing is risky for beginners.
“More examples 6
- Quitting your job before getting a new one is risky.
नई नौकरी मिलने से पहले अपनी नौकरी छोड़ना जोखिम भरा है।
- Radhika thought it too risky to travel at night.
राधिका ने रात में यात्रा करना बहुत जोखिम भरा समझा।
- The surgery was risky, but it saved his life.
शल्यक्रिया जोखिम भरी थी, पर उसने उसकी जान बचा ली।
- It is risky to leave studies for the last week.
पढ़ाई को आख़िरी सप्ताह के लिए छोड़ना जोखिम भरा है।
- He prefers safe investments to risky ones.
वह जोखिम भरे निवेश के बजाय सुरक्षित निवेश पसंद करता है।
- The bank refused a loan for such a risky project.
बैंक ने ऐसी जोखिम भरी परियोजना के लिए ऋण देने से मना कर दिया।
!Common mistakes 3
✗ It is more risky than before.
✓ It is riskier than before.
Short adjectives ending in y form the comparative with -ier.
y पर समाप्त होने वाले छोटे adjective का comparative -ier लगाकर बनता है।
✗ It is risk to travel alone.
✓ It is risky to travel alone.
Use the adjective risky; risk is the noun.
Adjective 'risky' का प्रयोग करें; 'risk' noun है।
✗ It is very risky for cross the road here.
✓ It is very risky to cross the road here.
After risky, use a to-infinitive, not for + verb.
'Risky' के बाद to-infinitive आता है, 'for + verb' नहीं।
◇Word family
≈Synonyms and antonyms
AaSpelling
risk·y
?Which word?
Keep the dangerous words together: risky, hazardous (dangerous, especially to health), perilous (very dangerous), precarious (not safe or certain), dicey (informal, risky).
खतरे के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: risky, hazardous (खतरनाक, विशेषकर स्वास्थ्य के लिए), perilous (बहुत खतरनाक), precarious (असुरक्षित या अनिश्चित), dicey (अनौपचारिक, जोखिम भरा)।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
A risky venture, a risky business, take a risk, at your own risk, run the risk of (be in danger of).
Collocations: a risky venture, a risky business, take a risk, at your own risk, run the risk of (के खतरे में होना)।