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1 Company
subs.Did they avoid your company for want of money? P. ἆρʼ ἐνδείᾳ χρημάτων ἔφευγον τὴν σὴν ὁμιλίαν; (Plat., Hipp. Maj. 283D).Division of an army: P. and V. λόχος, ὁ, τάξις, ἡ. P. and V. ὅμιλος, ὁ, σύλλογος, ὁ, σύστασις, ἡ, V. χορός, ὁ (rare P.), στόλος, ὁ, λόχος, ὁ, ὁμιλία, ἡ, ὁμήγυρις, ἡ, πανήγυρις, ἡ.Keep company with, v.: P. and V. ὁμιλεῖν (dat.), προσομιλειν (dat.), συνεῖναι (dat.), συγγίγνεσθαι (dat.).Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Company
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2 risk
[risk] 1. noun((a person, thing etc which causes or could cause) danger or possible loss or injury: He thinks we shouldn't go ahead with the plan because of the risks involved / because of the risk of failure.) κίνδυνος2. verb1) (to expose to danger; to lay open to the possibility of loss: He would risk his life for his friend; He risked all his money on betting on that horse.) διακινδυνεύω, ρισκάρω2) (to take the chance of (something bad happening): He was willing to risk death to save his friend; I'd better leave early as I don't want to risk being late for the play.) (δια)κινδυνεύω•- risky- at a person's own risk
- at own risk
- at risk
- at the risk of
- run/take the risk of
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3 run/take the risk (of)
(to do something which involves a risk: I took the risk of buying that jumper for you - I hope it fits; He didn't want to run the risk of losing his money.) (δια)κινδυνεύω -
4 run/take the risk (of)
(to do something which involves a risk: I took the risk of buying that jumper for you - I hope it fits; He didn't want to run the risk of losing his money.) (δια)κινδυνεύω
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