chance
//tʃæns//
Noun
chanceSingular
chancesPlural
1
A possibility of something happening; the likelihood or probability of an event occurring.
There is a good chance of rain tomorrow.
2
An opportunity to do or achieve something.
This is my chance to prove myself.
3
The occurrence of events in the absence of any obvious design or cause; luck or fortune.
It was pure chance that we met at the airport.
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Verb
chanceInfinitive
chancePresent tense
chancedPast tense
chancedPast participle
chancingPresent participle
chancesThird-person singular
1
To do something despite the risk involved; to take a risk.
I decided to chance it and drive through the storm.
2
To happen or occur by accident or without planning.
I chanced to meet an old friend at the airport.
Adjective
chanceCanonical form
1
Happening by accident or without being planned; fortuitous.
It was a chance meeting that changed my life.