"take one's chances" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: takes one's chances [present, singular, third-person], taking one's chances [participle, present], took one's chances [past], taken one's chances [participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|take<,,took,taken> one's chances}} take one's chances (third-person singular simple present takes one's chances, present participle taking one's chances, simple past took one's chances, past participle taken one's chances)
  1. Alternative form of take one's chance Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: take one's chance
    Sense id: en-take_one's_chances-en-verb-BmQpQup6 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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