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- DictionaryChance/CHans/
noun
- 1. a possibility of something happening: "there is little chance of his finding a job"
- 2. the occurrence and development of events in the absence of any obvious design: "he met his brother by chance"
adjective
- 1. fortuitous; accidental: "a chance meeting"
verb
- 1. do something by accident or without design: "if they chanced to meet"
- 2. do (something) despite its being dangerous or of uncertain outcome: informal "she waited a few seconds and chanced another look"
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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.
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. Antonyms: necessity. luck or fortune: a game of chance. Synonyms: fortuity, accident. a possibility or probability of anything happening: a fifty-percent chance of success. Synonyms: contingency
Synonyms for CHANCE: luck, circumstance, accident, hazard, casualty, fate, hap, risk; Antonyms of CHANCE: purpose, intention, intent, plan, design, scheme, outline, sure thing.
noun. /tʃæns/ [countable, uncountable] a possibility of something happening, especially something that you want chance of doing something Is there any chance of getting tickets for tonight? She has only a slim chance of passing the exam. chance that… There's a slight chance that he'll be back in time.
n. the part of an event that seems unpredictable; luck or fortune:[ uncountable] Chance seems to have a lot to do with getting a job these days. a possibility or probability of anything happening; likelihood: [ countable] Your chances of success improve the harder you work. [ uncountable] not much chance of his changing his mind.
noun. a measure of how likely it is that some event will occur; a number expressing the ratio of favorable cases to the whole number of cases possible. synonyms: probability. see more. adjective. occurring or appearing or singled out by chance. “a chance occurrence” synonyms: casual. unplanned. without apparent forethought or prompting or planning.
: an opportunity to do something : an amount of time or a situation in which something can be done. [count] I wanted to call you, but I never got/had the chance (to). I go to the beach every chance I get. [=I go whenever I can] This is the chance of a lifetime! [+] more examples. — often followed by to + verb.
