take chances

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verb

take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome (Freq. 1)
- When you buy these stocks you are gambling
• Syn:
gamble, chance, risk, hazard, adventure,
run a risk, take a chance
• Derivationally related forms:
adventure (for: adventure), adventurer (for: adventure), hazard (for: hazard), risk (for: risk), chance (for: chance), gamble (for: gamble), gambler (for: gamble)
• Hypernyms:
try, seek, attempt, essay, assay
• Hyponyms:
go for broke, luck it, luck through
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
- Somebody ----s (for: run a risk)
- Somebody ----s PP (for: run a risk)