Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

take one's chance

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.32 in modern English

Syllables: take one's chance
IPA

25

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

1

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

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

Example Sentences

"Lysacek opted not to take his chances with the risky move."

Inflected Forms

takes one's chance (present, singular) taking one's chance (participle, present) took one's chance (past) taken one's chance (participle, past)

Synonyms

take one's chances

Questions

What does take one's chance mean?: To act in a manner dependent on luck: to attempt to do something risky or not particularly likely to succeed.

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