to chance
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4.5
- verb
- /tʃæns/
:
arriesgarse
- I don't want to leave anything to chance.
And just buy the stuff that's good for you instead of chancing the stuff that's bad for you.
- And just buy the stuff that's good for you instead of chancing the stuff that's bad for you.
- So this I'm either going to die here and I'll chance it there.
Examples
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We can't leave anything to chance.
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You want to chance it and wait for the train?
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Will you chance it with me?
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We're gonna have to chance it.
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So take that chance 'cause life opens up when you do.
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I don't want to chance getting turned away at the door.
Fiction book (1994) -
As providers, we cannot leave to chance the success of the relationship between home health aide and patient.
Academic text (1994) -
I had my license hearing coming up and I didn't wanna leave anything to chance.
Fiction book (1995) -
But Bress, Charlotte County's director of technology, was attempting to leave nothing to chance.
Academic text (2007) -
He decided to chance his luck at the card table, hoping to win some money.
Synonyms
∞
3.0
To do something that may cause harm or lead to loss
91
3.3
To do something risky hoping for a good result
64
4.0
To take a risk hoping for a good result
56
3.2
Do things that might be dangerous to get something important
45
3.7
To try to do something even when success is uncertain
36
3.8
Do something risky hoping to do well
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4.2
To do something risky hoping to get a good result
4
4.2
Try a risky action hoping it will work
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5.1
To risk something important to try to gain something
2
3.0
To do something that might lead to harm or loss
1
8.5
To try something risky when the result is not certain
To risk something valuable hoping to get a good result
Take a chance to get a reward
Idioms
- Informal
A famous baseball double play that stands for perfect teamwork
Phrasal Verbs
Compounds
1
4.8
The possibility that two people will be friendly again after a disagreement
- Specialized
A number that takes different values by chance in statistics to show random results
- Specialized
A number that shows how similar scores are between two random halves of a test
How Risky
Surface Forms
Etymology
Chance as a verb (to take a risk) links back to casus 'a fall', and a helpful way to remember it is to think of letting the result 'fall' where it may. To 'chance' something is to risk it and accept whatever happens.