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chance
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- pronunciation:
- chaens
- parts of speech:
- noun, intransitive verb, adjective
- phrases:
- chance it, on the off chance, stand a chance
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun, verb), Grammatical Patterns
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
the quality of happening unexpectedly and randomly, without intention or design.
I came across the photograph simply by chance.Chance often decides our fate rather than our plans and intentions.- synonyms:
- fortuitousness, randomness
- similar words:
- accident, coincidence, fate, haphazardness, hazard, uncertainty, unpredictability, vicissitude
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| definition 2: |
luck; fortune.
Winning at a gambling game is based mostly on chance.- synonyms:
- fortuity, fortune, luck
- similar words:
- accident, coincidence, fate, happenstance, serendipity
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| definition 3: |
the estimated likelihood that a given thing will happen; probability.
The platoon had very little chance of surviving the attack.- synonyms:
- likelihood, probability
- similar words:
- fate, possibility, prospect
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| definition 4: |
opportunity.
I would like the chance to travel someday.- synonyms:
- opportunity
- similar words:
- break, occasion, possibility, prospect, time
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| definition 5: |
a risk.
Let's not take any chances.- synonyms:
- risk
- similar words:
- gamble, hazard
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| related words: |
bet, circumstance, crack, destiny, fortune, kismet, turn, wager |
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| phrase: |
on the off chance |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| inflections: |
chances, chancing, chanced |
| definition: |
to happen by accident.
One day, some years later, I chanced to see her in the subway.[verb + infinitive
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It chanced that our flights arrived at exactly the same time.[it + verb + that + clause
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- synonyms:
- happen
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| related words: |
befall, hit, occur, stumble |
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| part of speech: |
adjective |
| definition: |
occurring unexpectedly or at random; accidental.
a chance encounter with an old friend- synonyms:
- accidental, contingent, fortuitous
- similar words:
- casual, coincidental, haphazard, inadvertent, offhand, random, unforeseeable, unintentional, unpremeditated
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| related words: |
stray, wild |
| phrase: |
chance it, stand a chance |
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