Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

take a gamble

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.79 in modern English

Syllables
take a gam-ble
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To try something risky.

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

takes a gamble (present, singular) taking a gamble (participle, present) took a gamble (past) taken a gamble (participle, past)

Synonyms

roll the dice take a chance take a flyer take a risk

Questions

What does take a gamble mean?
To try something risky.

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