Definitions for take a chance
take a chance

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1. gamble, chance, risk, hazard, take chances, adventure, run a risk, take a chanceverb

   take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome

   "When you buy these stocks you are gambling"

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1. take a chanceverb

   To risk; to try something risky.

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1. take a chance

   To take a chance generally means to undertake an action or make a decision despite risks, uncertainties or potential for failure. It involves bravely facing a situation and embracing the possibility of different outcomes, including those that may lead to loss or harm, in the hope of achieving positive and beneficial results.

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of take a chance in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of take a chance in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of take a chance in a Sentence

1. Amy Vanderbilt:

   Everyone knows that a man can always marry even if he reaches 102, is penniless, and has all his faculties gone. There is always some woman willing to take a chance on him. (from the Complete Book of Etiquette, 1952)

2. Jeff Gordon:

   We want to take care of the cars for sure, we dont want to put the cars in any unnecessary harms way. Its kind of a two-edge sword on the front row. You dont want to take a chance of tearing up a really good car, but youve got to figure out what to race.

3. Charlie McCarthy (Edgar Bergen):

   Hard work never killed anybody, but why take a chance?

4. Jemma Warner-Gregory:

   Take a chance, i think you’ve got to be open to saying yes. If you had asked me in my 30s if I ever thought I ’d be living in another country, I do n’t know that I would have said yes. But I did it. I said yes. And I have a great life and a great wife.

5. Eugene Obermuller:

   It's kind of tough to actually make a decision to stay home, [Family and friends] said, 'You know what, I wouldn't take a chance right now, it's just something that you may not want to do. It's just too risky especially in your case because you've had major heart surgery.' You know, these are all things that are spoken about when they talk about COVID high-risk factors.

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=take a chance
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Take_A_Chance
3. ^ ChatGPT
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