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takes one's chance

takes one's chance is the third-person singular simple present indicative of take one's chance.

Meaning of take one's chance

Verb

take one's chance (third-person singular simple present takes one's chance, present participle taking one's chance, simple past took one's chance, past participle taken one's chance)

  1. (idiomatic) To act in a manner dependent on luck: to attempt to do something risky or not particularly likely to succeed.
    • Lysacek opted not to take his chances with the risky move.2010, February 28, Alice Park, The Men’s Figure-Skating Fracas, Time (retrieved 29 Dec. 2022)

Questions about takes one's chance

What is takes one's chance the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Takes one's chance is the third-person singular simple present indicative of take one's chance.

Words near takes one's chance in the dictionary

  1. takes one for the team
  2. takes one to know one
  3. takes one up
  4. takes one's ball and goes home
  5. takes one's business elsewhere
  6. takes one's chance
  7. takes one's courage in both hands
  8. takes one's cue from
  9. takes one's custom elsewhere
  10. takes one's ease
  11. takes one's eye off the ball

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