Meaning of chance | Babel Free

Definitions

1. An opportunity or possibility.
   countable
2. An unincorporated community in Adair County, Kentucky, United States.
   countable, uncountable
3. An opportunity or possibility
4. chance; risk; the possibility of harm or an unfavorable outcome from random chance
5. Random occurrence; luck.
   uncountable
6. A census-designated place in Somerset County, Maryland, United States.
   countable, uncountable
7. Caused by or ascribable to chance; unexpected, random, or casual: a chance encounter; a chance result.
8. Random occurrence; luck
9. A census-designated place in Adair County, Oklahoma, United States.
   countable, uncountable
10. To find or meet accidentally; happen upon: While in Paris we chanced on two old friends.
11. The probability of something happening.
    countable
12. The probability of something happening
13. An unincorporated community in Perkins County, South Dakota, United States.
    countable, uncountable
14. In the slight hope or possibility.
15. probability; possibility.
    countable, plural, uncountable
16. probability; possibility
17. An unincorporated community in Essex County, Virginia, United States.
    countable, uncountable
18. the doctrine that events are ruled by chance.
19. What befalls or happens to a person; their lot or fate.
    archaic, countable
20. What befalls or happens to a person; their lot or fate
21. A male given name from English, an American pet form of Chauncey, in modern usage also associated with the word chance.
    countable, uncountable
22. a chance happening. See also injury.
23. A surname.
    countable, uncountable
24. a chance happening or coincidence. See also agreement.
25. the doctrine that chance is involved in natural events rather than absolute determinism. See also evolution. — fortuist, n.
    n
26. a chance event, discovery, or occurrence. — fortuitousness, n. — fortuitous, adj.
    adj
27. the condition of being uncertain or unstable. — lubricious, adj.
    adj
28. a talent for making fortunate discoveries while searching for other things. — serendipitous, adj.
    adj

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Examples

“We had the chance to meet the president last week: we have a good/strong chance of making / to make a profit.”

“There was a fat/slim chance that my letter would arrive in time.”

“If you get the chance, try and catch the new production of "Hamlet."”

“Here was my chance. I took the old man aside, and two or three glasses of Old Crow launched him into reminiscence.”

“It never even occurred to me in my fondest dreams that I might have the chance to help the sons and daughters of those students and to help people like them all over this country. But now I do have that chance, and I'll let you in on a secret: I mean to use it.”

“Why leave it to chance when a few simple steps will secure the desired outcome?”

“My whole life seems to be ruled by blind chance.”

“There is a 30 percent chance of rain tomorrow.”

“Sometimes the name is changed because it is thought to be unlucky. If "Chua" is ill, the chances are that there are certain spirits who do not like his name, so the parents alter his name to "Mee," or something else, and then he gets well again.”

“Wild-visag'd Wanderer! ah for thy heavy chance!”

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