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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"
: 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.
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.
chance the way that some things happen without any cause that you can see or understand: The results could simply be due to chance. coincidence the fact of two things happening at the same time by chance, in a surprising way: They met through a series of strange coincidences.
Definition of chance verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
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. 2. often chances The likelihood of something happening; possibility or probability: Chances are good that you will win.
If you chance to do something or chance on something, you do it or find it although you had not planned or tried to. [ formal ] A man I chanced to meet proved to be a most unusual character.
