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English verb: take a chance | |||
| 1. | take a chance (social) take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome | ||
| Samples | When you buy these stocks you are gambling. | ||
| Synonyms | adventure, chance, gamble, hazard, risk, run a risk, take chances | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s that CLAUSE | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | assay, attempt, essay, seek, try | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | go for broke, luck it, luck through | ||
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