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TAKE A CHANCE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does take a chance mean?
• TAKE A CHANCE (verb)
The verb TAKE A CHANCE has 1 sense:
1. take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome
Familiarity information: TAKE A CHANCE used as a verb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome
Classified under:
Verbs of political and social activities and events
Synonyms:
adventure; chance; gamble; hazard; risk; run a risk; take a chance; take chances
Context example:
When you buy these stocks you are gambling
Hypernyms (to "take a chance" is one way to...):
assay; attempt; essay; seek; try (make an effort or attempt)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "take a chance"):
go for broke (risk everything in one big effort)
luck it; luck through (act by relying on one's luck)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
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