phrasal verb · informal
take a chance (on)
UK/teɪk ə tʃɑːns (ɒn)/US/teɪk ə tʃæns (ɑn)/take·a·CHANCE
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to do something even though there is a risk of failure
Examples
“I decided to take a chance on applying for the scholarship.”
“Sometimes you have to take a chance to get a better job.”
“She took a chance on the new business idea and it paid off.”
Band 8 sentence
“Ambitious students sometimes have to take a chance on unconventional career paths.”
Collocations
- take a chance on something
- take a big/small chance
Word family
take a chance verb phrasechance noun
Common mistakes
take chance→take a chance
take risk→take a risk / take a chance
Say it for a higher band
5try→6take a risk→7+take a chance (on)
Synonyms
take a risk
venture
Easily confused
take a risk
“He didn't want to take a risk with his savings.”
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