Meaning

1 senses

  1. (idiomatic)To act in a manner dependent on luck: to attempt to do something risky or not particularly likely to succeed.

Examples

195 sentences

  1. Let's take a chance and go for broke.

    Скористаймося шансом і ходімо ва-банк. — Ahha

    ruДавайте рискнём и пойдём ва-банк. — odexed

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  2. Let's take a chance.

    Спробуймо! — deniko

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  3. I'm not taking any chances.

    Я не хочу ризикувати. — shanghainese

    deIch gehe kein Risiko ein. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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  4. Don't take chances.

    Не випробовуй долю. — deniko

    ruНе испытывай судьбу. — Lenin_1917

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  5. Take a chance.

    Спробуй! — shanghainese

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Translations

2 languages

Forms

takes one's chance, taking one's chance, took one's chance, taken one's chance
Base formtake one's chance · to take one's chance
3rd person singulartakes one's chance
Present participletaking one's chance
Past simpletook one's chance
Past participletaken one's chance

irregular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theytake one's chance
he, she, ittakes one's chance

Past simpleLesson

all personstook one's chance

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave taken one's chance
he, she, ithas taken one's chance

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill take one's chance

Synonyms

1 synonyms
take one's chances

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
tainttajtakeA1takeawayB1takeoffB1takeout
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