Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to gamble
Participle: gambled
Gerund: gambling
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | gamble |
| you | gamble |
| he;she;it | gambles |
| we | gamble |
| you | gamble |
| they | gamble |
Perfect
| I | have gambled |
| you | have gambled |
| he;she;it | has gambled |
| we | have gambled |
| you | have gambled |
| they | have gambled |
Past
| I | gambled |
| you | gambled |
| he;she;it | gambled |
| we | gambled |
| you | gambled |
| they | gambled |
Pluperfect
| I | had gambled |
| you | had gambled |
| he;she;it | had gambled |
| we | had gambled |
| you | had gambled |
| they | had gambled |
Future
| I | will gamble |
| you | will gamble |
| he;she;it | will gamble |
| we | will gamble |
| you | will gamble |
| they | will gamble |
Future Perfect
| I | will have gambled |
| you | will have gambled |
| he;she;it | will have gambled |
| we | will have gambled |
| you | will have gambled |
| they | will have gambled |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | gamble |
| you | gamble |
| he;she;it | gamble |
| we | gamble |
| you | gamble |
| they | gamble |
Perfect
| I | have gambled |
| you | have gambled |
| he;she;it | have gambled |
| we | have gambled |
| you | have gambled |
| they | have gambled |
Imperfect
| I | gambled |
| you | gambled |
| he;she;it | gambled |
| we | gambled |
| you | gambled |
| they | gambled |
Pluperfect
| I | had gambled |
| you | had gambled |
| he;she;it | had gambled |
| we | had gambled |
| you | had gambled |
| they | had gambled |
Conditional
Present
| I | would gamble |
| you | would gamble |
| he;she;it | would gamble |
| we | would gamble |
| you | would gamble |
| they | would gamble |
Perfect
| I | would have gambled |
| you | would have gambled |
| he;she;it | would have gambled |
| we | would have gambled |
| you | would have gambled |
| they | would have gambled |
Imperative
| you | gamble |
| we | Let's gamble |
| you | gamble |
Verbs conjugated like 'gamble'
abacinate,
abalienate,
abase,
abate,
abbreviate,
abdicate,
abduce,
aberrate,
aberuncate,
abirritate,
abjudge,
abjudicate,
abjugate,
abjure,
ablactate,
ablaqueate,
able,
ablegate,
abligate,
abnegate, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'gamble'
amble,
famble,
gabble,
garble,
gimble,
hamble,
ramble,
wamble,
able,
babble,
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
1. 1726 (implied in
gambling), from a dialectal survival of M.E.
gammlen, variant of
gamenen "to play, jest, be merry," from O.E.
gamenian "to play," from
gamen (see game). Or possibly
gamble is from a derivative of
gamel "to play games" (1594), itself likely a frequentative from
game. Originally regarded as a slang word. The intrusive
-b- may be from confusion with
gambol.
2. From earlier gamel, from Middle English *gamlen, *gamelen, variant of Middle English gamenen, from Old English gæmnian, gamnian, gamenian (“to joke; play”), related to Old English gamen (“joy; mirth; pleasure; entertainment; pastime; sport; game”), equivalent to game + -le. Compare Old Danish gammel, Middle High German gamel (“pleasure; fun”). More at game. See: Middle English '
gamenen', Old English '
gæmnian'.
Verbs referencing "gamble"
French
gambler, French
guimbler.
Sample Sentences
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Mark won half a million dollars gambling on horses.
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He gambled his reputation on the outcome.