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- Dictionarychance/tʃɑːns/
noun
- 1. a possibility of something happening: "there is a chance of winning the raffle" Similar Opposite
- 2. the occurrence of events in the absence of any obvious intention or cause: "he met his brother by chance" Similar
adjective
- 1. fortuitous; accidental: "a chance meeting"
verb
- 1. do something by accident or without intending to: "he was very effusive if they chanced to meet" Similar
- 2. do (something) despite its being dangerous or of uncertain outcome: informal "they chanced a late holiday" Similar
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CHANCE definition: 1. an occasion that allows something to be done: 2. the level of possibility that something will…. Learn more.
: something that happens unpredictably without discernible human intention or observable cause. Which cards you are dealt is simply a matter of chance. b. : the assumed impersonal purposeless determiner of unaccountable happenings : luck. an outcome decided by chance. c. : the fortuitous or incalculable element in existence : contingency.
Chance definition: the absence of any cause of events that can be predicted, understood, or controlled: often personified or treated as a positive agency. See examples of CHANCE used in a sentence.
noun. an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another. “we ran into each other by pure chance ” synonyms: fortune, hazard, luck. see more. noun. a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances. “now is your chance ” synonyms: opportunity. see more. noun.
noun. /tʃɑːns/ /tʃæns/ Idioms. [countable, uncountable] a possibility of something happening, especially something that you want. chance of doing something She only has a slim chance of passing the exam. Is there any chance of getting tickets for tonight? chance that… There's a good chance that he'll be back in time.
CHANCE definition: 1. the possibility that something will happen: 2. the opportunity to do something: 3. the way…. Learn more.
chance. (chăns) n. 1. a. The unknown and unpredictable element in happenings that seems to have no assignable cause. b. A force assumed to cause events that cannot be foreseen or controlled; luck: Chance will determine the outcome.
Definition of chance verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
If you chance something, you do it even though there is a risk that you may not succeed or that something bad may happen. Andy knew the risks. I cannot believe he would have chanced it.
the absence of any cause of events that can be predicted, understood, or controlled: often personified or treated as a positive agency: Chance governs all. luck or fortune: a game of chance. a possibility or probability of anything happening: a fifty-percent chance of success. an opportune or favorable time;
