take a gamble en · VERB
Pronunciation
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Meanings
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(idiomatic) To try something risky.
He really took a gamble when he left his job to become a writer. But it paid off in the end.
I took a gamble on my girlfriends' parents not being home and turned up without warning.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| took a gamble | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| taken a gamble | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| taking a gamble | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| takes a gamble | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic |