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taken a gamble

taken a gamble is the past participle of take a gamble.

Meaning of take a gamble

Verb

take a gamble (third-person singular simple present takes a gamble, present participle taking a gamble, simple past took a gamble, past participle taken a gamble)

  1. (idiomatic) To try something risky.
    • He really took a gamble when he left his job to become a writer. But it paid off in the end.

Questions about taken a gamble

What is taken a gamble the past participle of?
Taken a gamble is the past participle of take a gamble.

Words near taken a gamble in the dictionary

  1. taken a flyer
  2. taken a flying fuck at a rolling donut
  3. taken a flying fuck at a rolling doughnut
  4. taken a flying leap
  5. taken a French leave
  6. taken a gamble
  7. taken a gander
  8. taken a hike
  9. taken a hint
  10. taken a hit
  11. taken a joke

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