gamble
Syllables: gam·ble/ˈɡæm.bəl/
gamble noun: a bet or wager.
Noun
gamble (plural gambles)
Verb
gamble (third-person singular simple present gambles, present participle gambling, simple past and past participle gambled)
- To take a risk, with the potential of a positive outcome.
- To play risky games, especially casino games, for monetary gain.
- Mark won half a million dollars gambling on horses.
- Synonyms:
- game
- To risk (something) for potential gain.
- He gambled his reputation on the outcome.
- To interact with equipment at a casino.
Proper noun capitalized: Gamble
Gamble (plural Gambles)
- A surname from Old Norse.
gamble meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Bengali
gamble in Hindi
- to play risky games for monetary gain
- जुआ खेलना juā khelnā
gamble in Tamil
- சூதாடு, சூதாட்டம்
gamble in Urdu
- جوا, قمار بازی, شرط, جوا کھیلنا, قمار بازی کرنا, شرط لگانا
gamble in Bengali
- জুয়া খেলা, ঝুঁকি নেওয়া
More languagesFewer languages
- gamble in Telugu
- జూదం ఆడటానికి, జూదం ఆడేందుకు
- gamble in Malayalam
- ചൂതാടുക cūtāṭuka
- gamble in Kannada
- ಜೂಜು, ದ್ಯೂತ, ಅನಿಶ್ಚಿತ ವ್ಯವಹಾರ, ಲಾಭ ನಿರೀಕ್ಷೆಯಿಂದ ನಷ್ಟವನ್ನು ಎದುರಿಸುವಿಕೆ
- gamble in Punjabi
- ਜੂਆ jūā
- gamble in Gujarati
- જુગાર રમવા
- gamble in Sanskrit
- दिव् div
- gamble in Nepali
- जुवा खेल्नुहोस्
- gamble in Arabic
- قِمَار qimār, قَامَرَ qāmara
- gamble in Malay
- taruhan, judi
- gamble in Indonesian
- bertaruh, mempertaruhkan, berjudi
- gamble in Persian
- قمار qomâr
- gamble in Thai
- พนัน pá-nan
- gamble in Vietnamese
- đánh bạc
- gamble in Myanmar
- ကစား ka.ca:
Examples of gamble in a sentence
- I took a gamble on my girlfriends' parents not being home and turned up without warning.
- The robber took a gamble on the owners being away from home.
- My uncle gambled away his fortune, and now he hardly has a penny to his name.
Synonyms of gamble
Forms of gamble
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | gambles |
| alternative form (obsolete) | gambal |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | gambles |
| present participle | gambling |
| past participle | gambled |
| past | gambled |
| Proper noun | |
| plural | Gambles |
| alternative form | Gammell |
| alternative form | Gemmell |
Origin of gamble
From earlier gamel, from Middle English *gamlen, *gamelen, variant of Middle English gamenen, from Old English gæmnian, gamnian, gamenian (“to joke; play”), related to Old English gamen (“joy; mirth; pleasure; entertainment; pastime; sport; game”), equivalent to game + -le. Compare Old Danish gammel, Middle High German gamel (“pleasure; fun”). More at game.
From the Old Norse byname gamall (“old”), which was occasionally used in North England during the Middle Ages as a personal name.
Words formed from gamble
Phrases with gamble
Words that rhyme with gamble
Questions about gamble
- What does gamble mean?
- Gamble means a bet or wager.
- What is gamble in Hindi?
- Gamble in Hindi is जुआ खेलना (juā khelnā). See Gamble meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is gamble?
- Gamble can be a noun, a verb or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce gamble?
- Gamble is pronounced /ˈɡæm.bəl/ (UK).
- What is the plural of gamble?
- The plural of gamble is gambles.
Words near gamble in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: gamble (page history and authors); Gamble (page history and authors); gamble (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); gamble (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); gamble (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); gamble (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); ചൂതാടുക (Malayalam) (page history and authors); gamble (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); ਜੂਆ (Punjabi) (page history and authors); gamble (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); दिव् (Sanskrit) (page history and authors); gamble (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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