/ˈɡæmbəl/
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Translation
To play games for money, or to take a risk hoping for a good result.
Word origin
From an old English word gamel, to play games, from Old English gamen, a game.
- Origin
- Old English
- Root
- gamen
- English cognates
- game
Grammar
Verb typeregular (gamble, gambles, gambled)
Examples
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To gamble is to risk money on games or races.
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Gambling, the -ing noun, means the activity itself.
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Here "gamble" is a noun, meaning a risky decision.
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