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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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: 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: 1. an occasion that allows something to be done: 2. the level of possibility that something will…. Learn more.
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.
A chance is a possibility — but it's not a sure thing. There could be a chance of rain today or a chance you'll be the lead in the school play. Chance is sometimes about opportunity, as in getting a chance to try out for the baseball team. Sometimes it's just luck, as in taking a chance on a new car through a raffle at school.
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.
Definition of chance noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
CHANCE definition: 1. the possibility that something will happen: 2. the opportunity to do something: 3. the way…. Learn more.
Definition of chance verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Chance definition: The likelihood of something happening; possibility or probability.
CHANCE meaning: 1 : an opportunity to do something an amount of time or a situation in which something can be done often followed by to + verb; 2 : the possibility that something will happen often + of often plural often + of