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chance
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- pronunciation:
- chaens
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun)
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
how likely it is that something will happen; possibility.
There is still some chance that he will live.What are your chances of winning the lottery?- similar words:
- fate, possibility
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| definition 2: |
opportunity; possibility.
Please call me when you get a chance.I would like the chance to travel someday.- synonyms:
- opportunity
- similar words:
- occasion, possibility, time
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| definition 3: |
a risk; a possibility of success or failure.
He took a chance and opened a new business.- synonyms:
- risk
- similar words:
- hazard
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| definition 4: |
the quality of happening without any human control or planning.
I won the game by chance, not by skill.- similar words:
- accident, fate
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| related words: |
turn |
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