gamble
verb (used without object)
to play at any game of chance for money or other stakes.
gambled
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past participleof gamble.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof gamble.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
gambleverb (used without object)to play at any game of chance for money or other stakes.
Example Sentences
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They are going to find out that a shockingly large part of their entire portfolio was being gambled on these AI and technology stocks.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 6, 2026
He saw both right-handers shape to reverse sweep, gambled and clung on at close range.
From BBC ● Oct. 11, 2026
“At this point, everyone I know knows someone whose husband has gambled away all their money,” political influencer Emily Amick, 41, whose book club feverishly discussed “Strangers.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 17, 2026
That means Disney and ABC either chose to disregard its existence, or gambled – correctly, it turns out – that the public wouldn’t bother to look too deeply into what happened.
From Salon ● Mar. 21, 2026
It’s not like they gambled away their family fortunes.
From "The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian" by Sherman Alexie
