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take a chance
Overview of verb take-a-chance
The verb take a chance has 1 sense (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (6) gamble, chance, risk, hazard, take chances, adventure, run a risk, take a chance -- (take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome; "When you buy these stocks you are gambling")
Antonyms of verb take-a-chance
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb take-a-chance
1 sense of take a chance
Sense 1
gamble, chance, risk, hazard, take chances, adventure, run a risk, take a chance
=> try, seek, attempt, essay, assay
=> act, move
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb take-a-chance
1 sense of take a chance
Sense 1
gamble, chance, risk, hazard, take chances, adventure, run a risk, take a chance
=> go for broke
=> luck it, luck through
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb take-a-chance
1 sense of take a chance
Sense 1
gamble, chance, risk, hazard, take chances, adventure, run a risk, take a chance
=> try, seek, attempt, essay, assay
'Cause To' of verb take-a-chance
Derived Forms of verb take-a-chance
Domain of verb take-a-chance
Domain Terms of verb take-a-chance
Familiarity of verb take-a-chance
take a chance used as a verb is very rare (polysemy count =1)
Sample Sentences of verb take-a-chance
1 sense of take a chance
Sense 1
gamble, chance, risk, hazard, take chances, adventure, run a risk, take a chance
*> Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of verb take-a-chance
1 sense of take a chance
Sense 1
gamble, chance, risk, hazard, take chances, adventure, run a risk, take a chance
> try, seek, attempt, essay, assay
=> take a dare, pick up the gauntlet
=> fight, struggle
=> have a go, give it a try
=> grope
=> endeavor, endeavour, strive
=> give it a whirl, give it a try
=> gamble, chance, risk, hazard, take chances, adventure, run a risk, take a chance
=> risk, put on the line, lay on the line
Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb take-a-chance
Sense 1
gamble, chance, risk, hazard, take chances, adventure, run a risk, take a chance
=> try, seek, attempt, essay, assay
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