chance



chance something

to risk doing something; to try doing something while being aware of the risk involved. I don't usually ride horses, but this time I will chance it. Bob didn't have a ticket, but he went to the airport anyway, chancing a cancellation.
See:

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Sunder-Indian, Hindi, Tamil
Vina-Indonesian
JeroldJER-əldEnglish
MadisonMAD-i-sənEnglish
Math-Welsh Mythology
Dan (3)DAHN (Swedish)Swedish, Danish, Norwegian