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taking one's chance

taking one's chance is the present participle and gerund 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 taking one's chance

What is taking one's chance the present participle and gerund of?
Taking one's chance is the present participle and gerund of take one's chance.

Words near taking one's chance in the dictionary

  1. taking one day at a time
  2. taking one for the team
  3. taking one up
  4. taking one's ball and going home
  5. taking one's business elsewhere
  6. taking one's chance
  7. taking one's courage in both hands
  8. taking one's cue from
  9. taking one's custom elsewhere
  10. taking one's ease
  11. taking one's eye off the ball

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