gamble
part of speech
verb (gamble, gambles, gambled, gambling); noun (a gamble, gambles)
meaning for a pupil
1) To gamble is to bet money on a game, race or event, hoping to win more but risking losing it. tree →
2) To gamble is to take a risk, hoping things turn out well. tree →
3) A gamble is a risky action or choice. tree →
sense in the lessons
In maths lessons on chance and probability pupils learn that gambling games are designed so that, over time, players lose more than they win. In stories a character takes a gamble. In everyday safety, gambling is only legal for adults. Phrases: «take a gamble», «gamble on», «a big gamble», «it paid off».
examples
- It was a gamble to leave without umbrellas, and we got wet. tree →
- The captain took a gamble and it paid off. tree →
- People who gamble usually lose more money than they win. tree →
- She gambled on the weather staying sunny. tree →
- Gambling is only for adults, by law. tree →
- Some online games use tricks like gambling to get you to spend money. tree →
- Was it a good gamble or a silly one? tree →
note
Regular verb (drop «e»: gambled, gambling). Homophone trap: «gambol» means to skip and jump like a lamb. In maths: in gambling games the chance of losing is bigger than the chance of winning, so the house wins over time. Loot boxes in games work like gambling; talk to an adult.
In the corpora
- A loot box is like gambling: you pay without knowing what you will get.
- Many experts say loot boxes are like gambling; game companies say they are just surprises; people disagree.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «gamble» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.