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1.
occurring or appearing or singled out by chance
a chance occurrence
'chance' - used as a noun
2.
a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
now is your chance
3.
an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another
we ran into each other by pure chance
4.
a risk involving danger
you take a chance when you let her drive
5.
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
6.
the possibility of future success
'chance' - used as a verb
7.
be the case by chance
I chanced to meet my old friend in the street
8.
take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome
9.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
She chanced upon an interesting book in the bookstore the other day
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derived forms
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1. Chance / Plural
chances
2. Chance / Past
chanced
3. Chance / Third Person
chances
4. Chance / Present Participle
chancing
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