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chance
occurring or appearing or singled out by chance
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adjective
occurring or appearing or singled out by chance
“seek help from casual passers-by”
noun
a risk involving danger
“you take a chance when you let her drive”
noun
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
“the probability that an unbiased coin will fall with the head up is 0.5”
noun
an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another
“bad luck caused his downfall”
noun
the possibility of future success
“his prospects as a writer are excellent”
noun
a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
“the holiday gave us the opportunity to visit Washington”
verb
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
“We find this idea in Plato”
verb
take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome
“When you buy these stocks you are gambling”
verb
be the case by chance
“I chanced to meet my old friend in the street”
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Example Sentences
seek help from casual passers-by
a casual meeting
a chance occurrence
you take a chance when you let her drive
the probability that an unbiased coin will fall with the head up is 0.5
if that phone call is for me, chances are it's my wife
bad luck caused his downfall
we ran into each other by pure chance
his prospects as a writer are excellent
the holiday gave us the opportunity to visit Washington
now is your chance
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
When you buy these stocks you are gambling
I chanced to meet my old friend in the street
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