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  • 1 Want

    subs.
    P. and V. χρεία, ἡ.
    Lack: P. and V. σπάνις, ἡ, ἀπορία, ἡ, ἐρημία, ἡ, P. ἔνδεια, ἡ, V. ἀχηνία, ἡ.
    Poverty: P. and V. πενία, ἡ, ἀπορία, ἡ, P. ἔνδεια, ἡ.
    To roam in want: V. βιοστερὴς χωρεῖν (Soph., O. C. 747).
    Desire: P. and V. ἐπιθυμία, ἡ.
    Yearning for something absent: P. and V. πόθος, ὁ (Plat. but rare P.); see Desire.
    Wants, necessaries: P. and V. τὸ δέον, τὰ δέοντα.
    For want of a little word I was left to wander in exile: V. ἀλλʼ ἔπους σμικροῦ χάριν φυγὰς... ἠλώμην (Soph., O. C. 443).
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    v. trans.
    Lack: P. and V. σπανίζειν (gen.) (also pass. in V.), ἀπορεῖν (gen.), P. ἐνδεῖν (or mid.) (gen.), V. πένεσθαι (gen.).
    Be deficient in: P. and V. ἐλλείπειν (gen.), ἀπολείπεσθαι (gen.), V. λείπεσθαι (gen.).
    Require: P. and V. δεῖσθαι (gen.), V. χρῄζειν (gen.), χατίζειν (gen.).
    Wanting: use also V. κεχρημένος (gen.).
    Want besides, P. προσδεῖσθαι (gen.).
    Desire: P. and V. ἐπιθυμεῖν (gen.), ἐφίεσθαι (gen.), ὀρέγεσθαι (gen.); see Desire.
    absol. or with infin.: P. and V. ἐπιθυμεῖν, βούλεσθαι, Ar. and P. ἐθέλειν; see Wish.

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  • 2 want

    [wont] 1. verb
    1) (to be interested in having or doing, or to wish to have or do (something); to desire: Do you want a cigarette?; She wants to know where he is; She wants to go home.) θέλω
    2) (to need: This wall wants a coat of paint.) χρειάζομαι
    3) (to lack: This house wants none of the usual modern features but I do not like it; The people will want (= be poor) no longer.) στερούμαι
    2. noun
    1) (something desired: The child has a long list of wants.) επιθυμία
    2) (poverty: They have lived in want for many years.) φτώχεια, στέρηση
    3) (a lack: There's no want of opportunities these days.) έλλειψη
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    - want ad
    - want for

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  • 3 for the best

    (intended to have the best results possible: We don't want to send the child away to school but we're doing it for the best.) για καλό

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  • 4 want for

    (to lack: She wants for nothing.) στερούμαι, μου λείπει

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  • 5 be gasping for

    (to want (something) very much: I'm gasping for a cigarette.) επιθυμώ πολύ, θα πέθαινα για

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  • 6 Company

    subs.
    Intercourse, society: P. and V. ὁμιλία, ἡ, κοινωνία, ἡ, συνουσία, ἡ; see Society.
    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.).

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  • 7 do

    [du:] 1. 3rd person singular present tense - does; verb
    1) (used with a more important verb in questions and negative statements: Do you smoke?) εκδήλωση
    2) (used with a more important verb for emphasis; ; [ðo sit down])
    3) (used to avoid repeating a verb which comes immediately before: I thought she wouldn't come, but she did.)
    4) (used with a more important verb after seldom, rarely and little: Little did he know what was in store for him.)
    5) (to carry out or perform: What shall I do?; That was a terrible thing to do.) κάνω
    6) (to manage to finish or complete: When you've done that, you can start on this; We did a hundred kilometres in an hour.) ολοκληρώνω
    7) (to perform an activity concerning something: to do the washing; to do the garden / the windows.) ασχολούμαι με
    8) (to be enough or suitable for a purpose: Will this piece of fish do two of us?; That'll do nicely; Do you want me to look for a blue one or will a pink one do?; Will next Saturday do for our next meeting?) είμαι κατάλληλος/ εξυπηρετώ/ κάνω/ αρκώ
    9) (to work at or study: She's doing sums; He's at university doing science.) ασχολούμαι με
    10) (to manage or prosper: How's your wife doing?; My son is doing well at school.) τα πηγαίνω
    11) (to put in order or arrange: She's doing her hair.) τακτοποιώ
    12) (to act or behave: Why don't you do as we do?) συμπεριφέρομαι
    13) (to give or show: The whole town gathered to do him honour.) αποδίδω
    14) (to cause: What damage did the storm do?; It won't do him any harm.) προξενώ
    15) (to see everything and visit everything in: They tried to do London in four days.) καλύπτω
    2. noun
    (an affair or a festivity, especially a party: The school is having a do for Christmas.)
    - doings
    - done
    - do-it-yourself
    - to-do
    - I
    - he could be doing with / could do with
    - do away with
    - do for
    - done for
    - done in
    - do out
    - do out of
    - do's and don'ts
    - do without
    - to do with
    - what are you doing with

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  • 8 Time

    subs.
    Time of day: P. and V. ὥρα, ἡ; hour.
    What time is it? Ar. and P. πηνίκα ἐστί;
    About what time died he? Ar. πηνίκʼ ἄττʼ ἀπώλετο; (Av. 1514).
    Generally; P. and V. χρόνος, ὁ, V. ἡμέρα, ἡ.
    Time of life: Ar. and P. ἡλικία, ἡ, V. αἰών, ὁ.
    Occasion: P. and V. καιρός, ὁ.
    Generation: P. and V. αἰών, ὁ, Ar. and P. ἡλικία, ἡ.
    Time for: P. and V. ὥρα, ἡ (gen. or infin.), καιρός, ὁ (gen. or infin.), ἀκμή, ἡ (gen. or infin.).
    Delay: P. and V. μονή, ἡ, τριβή, ἡ, διατριβή, ἡ; see Delay.
    Leisure: P. and V. σχολή, ἡ.
    Want of time: P. ἀσχολία, ἡ.
    There is time, opportunity, v.: P. ἐγχωρεῖ.
    It is open: P. and V. παρέχει, ἔξεστι, πάρεστι.
    After a time, after an interval: P. and V. διὰ χρόνου.
    Eventually: P. and V. χρόνῳ, V. χρόνῳ ποτέ, σὺν χρόνῳ, ἐν χρόνῳ. See
    ing my friend after a long time: V. χρόνιον εἰσιδὼν φίλον (Eur., Cr. 475).
    As time went on: P. χρόνου ἐπιγιγνομένου (Thuc. 1, 126).
    At another time: P. and V. ἄλλοτε.
    At times, sometimes: P. and V. ἐνίοτε (Eur., Hel. 1213), V. ἔσθʼ ὅτε, P. ἔστιν ὅτε.
    At one time: see Once.
    At one time... at another: P. and V. τότε... ἄλλοτε, Ar. and P. τότε μέν... τότε δέ, ποτὲ μεν... ποτὲ δέ.
    At the present time: P. and V. νῦν; see Now.
    At some time or other: P. and V. ποτε ( enclitic).
    At times I would have ( food) for the day, at others not: V. ποτὲ μὲν ἐπʼ ἦμαρ εἶχον, εἶτʼ οὐκ εἶχον ἄν (Eur., Phoen. 401).
    At the time of: P. παρά (acc.).
    To enforce the punishment due by law at the time of the commission of the offences: P. ταῖς ἐκ τῶν νόμων τιμωρίαις παρʼ αὐτὰ τἀδικήματα χρῆσθαι (Dem. 229).
    At that time: see Then.
    At what time? P. and V. πότε;
    At what hour? Ar. and P. πηνίκα; indirect, Ar. and P. ὅποτε, P. and V. ὁπηνίκα.
    For a time: P. and V. τέως.
    For all time: P. and V. ἀεί, διὰ τέλους; see for ever, under Over.
    For the third time: P. and V. τρίτον, P. τὸ τρίτον.
    From time immemorial: P. ἐκ παλαιτάτου.
    From time to time: P. and V. ἀεί.
    Have time, v.: P. and V. σχολάζειν, σχολὴν ἔχειν.
    In time, after a time: P. and V. διὰ χρόνου, χρόνῳ, V. χρόνῳ ποτέ, σὺν χρόνῳ, ἐν χρόνῳ.
    At the right moment: P. and V. καιρῷ, ἐν καιρῷ, εἰς καιρὸν, καιρίως (Xen.), εἰς δέον, ἐν τῷ δέοντι, ἐν καλῷ, εἰς καλόν, V. πρὸς καιρόν, πρὸς τὸ καίριον, ἐν δέοντι; see Seasonably.
    They wanted to get the work done in time: P. ἐβούλοντο φθῆναι ἐξεργασάμενοι (Thuc. 8, 92).
    In the time of: Ar. and P. ἐπί (gen.).
    Lose time, v.: see waste time.
    Save time: use P. and V. θάσσων εἶναι ( be quicker).
    Take time, be long: P. and V. χρονίζειν, χρόνιος εἶναι,
    involve delay: use P. μέλλησιν ἔχειν.
    It will take time: P. χρόνος ἐνέσται.
    To another time, put off to another time: P. and V. εἰς αὖθις ἀποτίθεσθαι.
    Waste time, v.: P. and V. μέλλειν, χρονίζειν,σχολάζειν,τρίβειν, βραδύνειν, Ar. and P. διατρίβειν: see Delay.
    Times, the present: P. and V. τὰ νῦν, P. τὰ νῦν καθεστῶτα.
    Many times: P. and V. πολλάκις.
    Three times: P. and V. τρίς.
    A thousand times wiser: V. μυρίῳ σοφώτερος (Eur., And. 701); see under thousand.
    How many times as much? adj.: P. ποσαπλάσιος; four times as much: P. τετραπλάσιος, τετράκις τοσοῦτος (Plat., Men. 83B).
    Four times four are sixteen: P. τεττάρων τετράκις ἐστὶν ἑκκαίδεκα (Plat., Men. 83C).
    How many feet are three times three? τρεῖς τρὶς πόσοι εἰσὶ πόδες; (Plat., Men. 83E).
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    subs.
    Rhythm: P. and V. ῥυθμός, ὁ.
    Keeping time, adj.: Ar. and P. εὔρυθμος.
    Give the time ( to rowers), v.: P. κελεύειν (dat.).
    One who gives the time ( to rowers): P. and V. κελευστής, ὁ.
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    v. trans.
    Arrange P. and V. τίθεσθαι.
    Measure: P. and V. μετρεῖν.
    Well-timed, adj.: see Timely.
    Ill-timed: P. and V. ἄκαιρος.

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  • 9 hope

    [həup] 1. verb
    (to want something to happen and have some reason to believe that it will or might happen: He's very late, but we are still hoping he will come; I hope to be in London next month; We're hoping for some help from other people; It's unlikely that he'll come now, but we keep on hoping; `Do you think it will rain?' `I hope so/not'.) ελπίζω
    2. noun
    1) ((any reason or encouragement for) the state of feeling that what one wants will or might happen: He has lost all hope of becoming the president; He came to see me in the hope that I would help him; He has hopes of winning a scholarship; The rescuers said there was no hope of finding anyone alive in the mine.) ελπίδα
    2) (a person, thing etc that one is relying on for help etc: He's my last hope - there is no-one else I can ask.) ελπίδα,αποκούμπι
    3) (something hoped for: My hope is that he will get married and settle down soon.) ελπίδα
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    - hopefulness
    - hopefully
    - hopeless
    - hopelessly
    - hopelessness
    - hope against hope
    - hope for the best
    - not have a hope
    - not a hope
    - raise someone's hopes

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  • 10 right

    1. adjective
    1) (on or related to the side of the body which in most people has the more skilful hand, or to the side of a person or thing which is toward the east when that person or thing is facing north (opposite to left): When I'm writing, I hold my pen in my right hand.) δεξιός
    2) (correct: Put that book back in the right place; Is that the right answer to the question?) σωστός
    3) (morally correct; good: It's not right to let thieves keep what they have stolen.) σωστός, ορθός: δίκαιος
    4) (suitable; appropriate: He's not the right man for this job; When would be the right time to ask him?) κατάλληλος
    2. noun
    1) (something a person is, or ought to be, allowed to have, do etc: Everyone has the right to a fair trial; You must fight for your rights; You have no right to say that.)
    2) (that which is correct or good: Who's in the right in this argument?)
    3) (the right side, part or direction: Turn to the right; Take the second road on the right.)
    4) (in politics, the people, group, party or parties holding the more traditional beliefs etc.)
    3. adverb
    1) (exactly: He was standing right here.)
    2) (immediately: I'll go right after lunch; I'll come right down.)
    3) (close: He was standing right beside me.)
    4) (completely; all the way: The bullet went right through his arm.)
    5) (to the right: Turn right.)
    6) (correctly: Have I done that right?; I don't think this sum is going to turn out right.)
    4. verb
    1) (to bring back to the correct, usually upright, position: The boat tipped over, but righted itself again.)
    2) (to put an end to and make up for something wrong that has been done: He's like a medieval knight, going about the country looking for wrongs to right.)
    5. interjection
    (I understand; I'll do what you say etc: `I want you to type some letters for me.' `Right, I'll do them now.') εντάξει
    - righteously
    - righteousness
    - rightful
    - rightfully
    - rightly
    - rightness
    - righto
    - right-oh
    - rights
    - right angle
    - right-angled
    - right-hand
    - right-handed
    - right wing     6. adjective
    ((right-wing) (having opinions which are) of this sort.) δεξιός
    - by rights
    - by right
    - get
    - keep on the right side of
    - get right
    - go right
    - not in one's right mind
    - not quite right in the head
    - not right in the head
    - put right
    - put/set to rights
    - right away
    - right-hand man
    - right now
    - right of way
    - serve right

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  • 11 drive

    1. past tense - drove; verb
    1) (to control or guide (a car etc): Do you want to drive (the car), or shall I?) οδηγώ
    2) (to take, bring etc in a car: My mother is driving me to the airport.) πηγαίνω με το αυτοκίνητο
    3) (to force or urge along: Two men and a dog were driving a herd of cattle across the road.) καθοδηγώ
    4) (to hit hard: He drove a nail into the door; He drove a golf-ball from the tee.) χτυπώ
    5) (to cause to work by providing the necessary power: This mill is driven by water.) κινώ
    2. noun
    1) (a journey in a car, especially for pleasure: We decided to go for a drive.) βόλτα με αυτοκίνητο
    2) (a private road leading from a gate to a house etc: The drive is lined with trees.) ιδιωτικός δρόμος
    3) (energy and enthusiasm: I think he has the drive needed for this job.) ενεργητικότητα
    4) (a special effort: We're having a drive to save electricity.) προσπάθεια
    5) (in sport, a hard stroke (with a golf-club, a cricket bat etc).) δυνατό χτύπημα
    6) ((computers) a disk drive.) συσκευή σε Η/Υ για ανάγνωση ή/και εγγραφή ψηφιακών δίσκων
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    - driver's license
    - drive-in
    - drive-through
    - driving licence
    - be driving at
    - drive off
    - drive on

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  • 12 pine

    I noun
    1) (any of several kinds of evergreen trees with cones (pine-cones) and needlelike leaves (pine-needles).) πεύκο
    2) (its wood: The table is made of pine; ( also adjective) a pine table.) ξύλο πεύκου
    II verb
    1) ((often with away) to lose strength, become weak (with pain, grief etc): Since his death she has been pining (away).) μαραζώνω
    2) ((usually with for) to want (something) very much; to long (for someone or something, or to do something): He knew that his wife was pining for home.) λαχταρώ,λιώνω

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  • 13 rival

    1. noun
    (a person etc who tries to compete with another; a person who wants the same thing as someone else: For students of English, this dictionary is without a rival; The two brothers are rivals for the girl next door - they both want to marry her; ( also adjective) rival companies; rival teams.) αντίζηλος, ανταγωνιστής, αντίπαλος
    2. verb
    (to (try to) be as good as someone or something else: He rivals his brother as a chess-player; Nothing rivals football for excitement and entertainment.) συναγωνίζομαι

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  • 14 Room

    subs.
    P. and V. οἴκημα, τά, οἶκος, ὁ, Ar. and V. δόμος, ὁ, δῶμα, τό, μέλαθρον, τό or pl., V. στέγη, ἡ, στέγος, τό, Ar. and P. δωμάτιον, τό, οἰκίδιον; see Chamber.
    Interval: P. διάλειμμα, τό, διάστημα, τό.
    Vacant space: P. and V. χώρα, ἡ.
    Plenty of room: P. εὐρυχωρία, ἡ.
    Want of room: P. στενοχωρία, ἡ.
    Have room for: P. and V. χωρεῖν (acc.) (Eur., Hipp. 941).
    Make room ( for): Ar. and P. παραχωρεῖν (dat.), ὑποχωρεῖν (dat.), V. ἐκχωρεῖν (dat.).
    In the room of: P. and V. ἀντί (gen.).
    Opportunity, scope: P. and V. καιρός, ὁ.
    There is room for: use P. and V. δεῖ (gen.).

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  • 15 cart

    1. noun
    1) (a two-wheeled (usually horse-drawn) vehicle for carrying loads: a farm cart.) κάρο
    2) ((American) a small wheeled vehicle pushed by hand, for carrying groceries, golf clubs etc.) καροτσάκι
    2. verb
    1) (to carry (in a cart): He carted the manure into the field.) μεταφέρω με καροτσάκι
    2) (to carry: I don't want to cart this luggage around all day.) κουβαλώ
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  • 16 hanker

    ['hæŋkə]
    ((with after or for) to want (something): He was hankering after the bright lights of the city.) λαχταρώ,αποζητώ

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  • 17 help

    [help] 1. verb
    1) (to do something with or for someone that he cannot do alone, or that he will find useful: Will you help me with this translation?; Will you please help me (to) translate this poem?; Can I help?; He fell down and I helped him up.) βοηθώ
    2) (to play a part in something; to improve or advance: Bright posters will help to attract the public to the exhibition; Good exam results will help his chances of a job.) διευκολύνω
    3) (to make less bad: An aspirin will help your headache.) καλυτερεύω
    4) (to serve (a person) in a shop: Can I help you, sir?) εξυπηρετώ
    5) ((with can(not), could (not)) to be able not to do something or to prevent something: He looked so funny that I couldn't help laughing; Can I help it if it rains?) δεν μπορώ να κάνω τίποτα
    2. noun
    1) (the act of helping, or the result of this: Can you give me some help?; Your digging the garden was a big help; Can I be of help to you?) βοήθεια
    2) (someone or something that is useful: You're a great help to me.) βοήθεια
    3) (a servant, farmworker etc: She has hired a new help.) βοηθός
    4) ((usually with no) a way of preventing something: Even if you don't want to do it, the decision has been made - there's no help for it now.) τρόπος αποφυγής,θεραπεία
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    - helpful
    - helpfully
    - helpfulness
    - helping
    - helpless
    - helplessly
    - helplessness
    - help oneself
    - help out

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  • 18 need

    [ni:d] 1. negative short form - needn't; verb
    1) (to require: This page needs to be checked again; This page needs checking again; Do you need any help?) χρειάζομαι,έχω ανάγκη
    2) (to be obliged: You need to work hard if you want to succeed; They don't need to come until six o'clock; She needn't have given me such an expensive present.) χρειάζεται(να),είναι ανάγκη(να),πρέπει(να)
    2. noun
    1) (something essential, that one must have: Food is one of our basic needs.) ανάγκη
    2) (poverty or other difficulty: Many people are in great need.) ένδεια,δύσκολη θέση
    3) (a reason: There is no need for panic.) λόγος
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    - needlessly
    - needy
    - a need for
    - in need of

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  • 19 regular

    ['reɡjulə] 1. adjective
    1) (usual: Saturday is his regular day for shopping; That isn't our regular postman, is it?) συνηθισμένος
    2) ((American) normal: He's too handicapped to attend a regular school.) κανονικός
    3) (occurring, acting etc with equal amounts of space, time etc between: They placed guards at regular intervals round the camp; Is his pulse regular?) κανονικός, τακτός
    4) (involving doing the same things at the same time each day etc: a man of regular habits.) τακτικός
    5) (frequent: He's a regular visitor; He's one of our regular customers.) τακτικός
    6) (permanent; lasting: He's looking for a regular job.) μόνιμος
    7) ((of a noun, verb etc) following one of the usual grammatical patterns of the language: `Walk' is a regular verb, but `go' is an irregular verb.) ομαλός
    8) (the same on both or all sides or parts; neat; symmetrical: a girl with regular features; A square is a regular figure.) κανονικός, συμμετρικός
    9) (of ordinary size: I don't want the large size of packet - just give me the regular one.) κανονικού μεγέθους
    10) ((of a soldier) employed full-time, professional; (of an army) composed of regular soldiers.) μόνιμος, τακτικός
    2. noun
    1) (a soldier in the regular army.) τακτικός (στρατιώτης)
    2) (a regular customer (eg at a bar).) τακτικός πελάτης, θαμώνας
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    - regularly
    - regulate
    - regulation
    - regulator

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  • 20 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.) κίνδυνος
    2. verb
    1) (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, ρισκάρω
    2) (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
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    - at a person's own risk
    - at own risk
    - at risk
    - at the risk of
    - run/take the risk of
    - run/take the risk
    - take risks / take a risk

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  • for want of — because of a lack of (something) for want of a better location we ate our picnic lunch in the cemetery * * * for (the) want of : because of not having (something) : because (something) does not exist or is not available For want of a better name… …   Useful english dictionary

  • For Want of a Nail (proverb) — For Want of a Nail is a proverbial rhyme showing that small actions can result in large consequences. quote box2|border=2px|align=center|title=For Want of a Nail|halign=left|quote= For want of a nail the shoe was lost. For want of a shoe the… …   Wikipedia

  • For Want of a Nail (novel) — For the proverb, see For Want of a Nail (proverb). For Want of a Nail   …   Wikipedia

  • for want of a better word — for want of a better word/phrase/term/ phrase used for saying that you cannot think of a more exact way of describing or explaining what you mean They were worried about, for want of a better word, competition from other charities. Thesaurus:… …   Useful english dictionary

  • for want of a better phrase — for want of a better word/phrase/term/ phrase used for saying that you cannot think of a more exact way of describing or explaining what you mean They were worried about, for want of a better word, competition from other charities. Thesaurus:… …   Useful english dictionary

  • for want of a better term — for want of a better word/phrase/term/ phrase used for saying that you cannot think of a more exact way of describing or explaining what you mean They were worried about, for want of a better word, competition from other charities. Thesaurus:… …   Useful english dictionary

  • for want of something — formal phrase because someone lacks something She could not go on holiday for want of money. Thesaurus: lacking and not having somethingsynonym Main entry: want …   Useful english dictionary

  • for want of a nail the shoe was lost; for want of a shoe the horse was lost; and for want of a horse the man was lost — The proverb is found in a number of forms. Cf. late 15th cent. Fr. par ung seul clou perd on ung bon cheval, by just one nail one loses a good horse; c 1390 GOWER Confessio Amantis v. 4785 For sparinge of a litel cost Fulofte time a man hath lost …   Proverbs new dictionary

  • For Want of a Boot — Infobox Television episode Title = For Want of a Boot Series = M*A*S*H Caption = {Caption} Season = 2 Episode = 17 Airdate = January 12, 1974 Production = K417 Writer = Sheldon Keller Director = Don Weis Guests = Michael Lerner Johnny Haymer… …   Wikipedia

  • for want of a better word — if you say that you are using a particular word for want of a better word, you mean that it is not quite exact or suitable but there is no better one. They have problems, which, for want of a better word, we call psychological …   New idioms dictionary

  • for want of something — formal because someone lacks something She could not go on holiday for want of money …   English dictionary

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