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Aska_lee Posted 17 years ago
Vocabulary

"risk of" or "risk for"

I have a question regarding the usage of the noun "risk".

When I searched it on Google News, I found a lot of "risk for".
But I only found "risk of" in the Longman Online dictionary

Which one is the correct usage of "risk"?
Thank you for taking time reading my question.
  

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Hi, It depends on the context. eg If you use heroin, there is a risk of death. eg Using heroin was a risk for Tom, but he decided to do it.

— Clive

  • Hi, It depends on the context.
  • eg If you use heroin, there is a risk of death.
  • eg Using heroin was a risk for Tom, but he decided to do it.
  • Best wishes, Clive
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Hi,

It depends on the context.

eg If you use heroin, there is a risk of death.

eg Using heroin was a risk for Tom, but he decided to do it.

Best wishes, Clive
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CliveHi,
It depends on the context.

eg If you use heroin, there is a risk of death.

eg Using heroin was a risk for Tom, but he decided to do it.

Best wishes, Clive

Dear Clive,
thank you for your response.

I searched the Google News again with "risk for death", a couple of results were retur
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Hi,

I would say 'of', and that's what my dictionary suggests, but I wouldn't say 'for' is wrong.

Clive
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Risk for is much more common in scientific writing.

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