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| 1. | [ noun ] a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances | |
| Synonyms: | opportunity | |
| Examples: | "the holiday gave us the opportunity to visit Washington" "now is your chance" |
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| Related terms: | possibility shot day hearing room hunting_ground throw fresh_start street say brass_ring opening occasion | |
| 2. | [ noun ] an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another | |
| Synonyms: | luck fortune hazard | |
| Examples: | "bad luck caused his downfall" "we ran into each other by pure chance" |
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| Related terms: | phenomenon bad_luck toss-up guess | |
| 3. | [ adjective ] occurring or appearing or singled out by chance | |
| Synonyms: | casual accidental | |
| Examples: | "their accidental meeting led to a renewal of their friendship" "seek help from casual passers-by" "a casual meeting" "a chance occurrence" |
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| Related terms: | unplanned | |
| 4. | [ noun ] a risk involving danger | |
| Examples: | "you take a chance when you let her drive" |
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| Related terms: | risk gamble | |
| 5. | [ noun ] (statistics) a measure of how likely it is that some event will occur | |
| Synonyms: | probability | |
| Examples: | "what is the probability of rain?" "we have a good chance of winning" |
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| Related terms: | measure measure fat_chance conditional_probability cross_section fair_chance exceedance risk risk joint_probability | |
| 6. | [ verb ] be the case by chance | |
| Examples: | "I chanced to meet my old friend in the street" |
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| Related terms: | anticipate happen happen opportunity | |
| 7. | [ verb ] take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome | |
| Synonyms: | run_a_risk take_a_chance risk gamble adventure take_chances hazard | |
| Examples: | "When you buy these stocks you are gambling" |
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| Related terms: | try go_for_broke luck_it adventure risk hazard gambler | |
| 8. | [ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 2290 | |
| 9. | [ noun ] Man's first name, popularity rank in the U.S. is 842 | |
| 10. | [ verb ] come upon, as if by accident; meet with | |
| Synonyms: | find encounter hit bump happen | |
| Examples: | "We find this idea in Plato" "I happened upon the most wonderful bakery not very far from here" "She chanced upon an interesting book in the bookstore the other day" |
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| Related terms: | discovery meeting | |
| Similar spelling: |
Chancey Chauncey change chancy Chinese chunk Chung Chong chink Ching Cheng Chang chunky chunga Chuang chinos chinch Chiang |
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