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chance  (chns)

n.

1.

a. The unknown and unpredictable element in happenings that seems to have no assignable cause.

b. A force assumed to cause events that cannot be foreseen or controlled; luck: Chance will determine the outcome.

2. The likelihood of something happening; possibility or probability. Often used in the plural: Chances are good that you will win. Is there any chance of rain?

3. An accidental or unpredictable event.

4. A favorable set of circumstances; an opportunity: a chance to escape.

5. A risk or hazard; a gamble: took a chance that the ice would hold me.

6. Games A raffle or lottery ticket.

7. Baseball An opportunity to make a putout or an assist that counts as an error if unsuccessful.

adj.

Caused by or ascribable to chance; unexpected, random, or casual: a chance encounter; a chance result.

v. chanced, chanc·ing, chanc·es

v.intr.

To come about by chance; occur: It chanced that the train was late that day.

v.tr.

To take the risk or hazard of: not willing to chance it.

Phrasal Verb:

chance on/upon

To find or meet accidentally; happen upon: While in Paris we chanced on two old friends.

Idioms:

by chance

1. Without plan; accidentally: They met by chance on a plane.

2. Possibly; perchance: Is he, by chance, her brother?

on the off chance

In the slight hope or possibility.

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[Middle English, unexpected event, from Old French, from Vulgar Latin *cadentia, from Latin cadns, cadent-, present participle of cadere, to fall, befall; see kad- in Indo-European roots.]

Synonyms: chance, random, casual, haphazard, desultory
These adjectives apply to what is determined not by deliberation but by accident. Chance stresses lack of premeditation: a chance meeting with a friend.
Random implies the absence of a specific pattern or objective: took a random guess.
Casual often suggests an absence of due concern: a casual observation.
Haphazard implies a carelessness or a willful leaving to chance: a haphazard plan of action.
Desultory suggests a shifting about from one thing to another that reflects a lack of method: a desultory conversation. See Also Synonyms at happen, opportunity.

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chance

Noun

1. the extent to which something is likely to happen; probability

2. an opportunity or occasion to do something: a chance to escape rural poverty

3. a risk or gamble: the government is not in the mood to take any more chances

4. the unknown and unpredictable element that causes something to happen in one way rather than another: in Buddhism there is no such thing as chance or coincidence

5. by chance without planning: by chance she met an old school friend

6. on the off chance acting on the slight possibility: he had called on the agents on the off chance that he might learn something of value

Verb

[chancing, chanced]

1. to risk or hazard: a few picnickers chanced the perilous footpath

2. to do something without planning to: I chanced to look down

3. chance on or upon to discover by accident: I chanced upon a copy of this book [Latin cadere to occur]

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Chance

See also gambling.

casualism

the doctrine that events are ruled by chance.

casualty

a chance happening. See also injury.

consilience

a chance happening or coincidence. See also agreement.

fortuitism

the doctrine that chance is involved in natural events rather than absolute determinism. See also evolution. — fortuist, n.

fortuity

a chance event, discovery, or occurrence. — fortuitousness, n. — fortuitous, adj.

lubricity

the condition of being uncertain or unstable. — lubricious, adj.

serendipity

a talent for making fortunate discoveries while searching for other things. — serendipitous, adj.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	chance - a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances; "the holiday gave us the opportunity to visit Washington"; "now is your chance" opportunity possibleness, possibility - capability of existing or happening or being true; "there is a possibility that his sense of smell has been impaired" brass ring - a rich opportunity or a prize; "he missed the brass ring at the Miami convention" day - a period of opportunity; "he deserves his day in court"; "every dog has his day" clean slate, fresh start, tabula rasa - an opportunity to start over without prejudice hearing, audience - an opportunity to state your case and be heard; "they condemned him without a hearing"; "he saw that he had lost his audience" hunting ground - a place where opportunities abound occasion - an opportunity to do something; "there was never an occasion for her to demonstrate her skill" opening - opportunity especially for employment or promotion; "there is an opening in the sales department" room - opportunity for; "room for improvement" say - the chance to speak; "let him have his say" shot, crack - a chance to do something; "he wanted a shot at the champion" street - a situation offering opportunities; "he worked both sides of the street"; "cooperation is a two-way street" throw - a single chance or instance; "he couldn't afford $50 a throw"
	2.	chance - an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another; "bad luck caused his downfall"; "we ran into each other by pure chance" fortune, hazard, luck phenomenon - any state or process known through the senses rather than by intuition or reasoning mischance, mishap, bad luck - an unpredictable outcome that is unfortunate; "if I didn't have bad luck I wouldn't have any luck at all" even chance, toss-up, tossup - an unpredictable phenomenon; "it's a toss-up whether he will win or lose"
	3.	chance - a risk involving danger; "you take a chance when you let her drive" danger, risk, peril - a venture undertaken without regard to possible loss or injury; "he saw the rewards but not the risks of crime"; "there was a danger he would do the wrong thing"
	4.	chance - 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" probability quantity, measure, amount - how much there is or how many there are of something that you can quantify conditional probability, contingent probability - the probability that an event will occur given that one or more other events have occurred cross section - (physics) the probability that a particular interaction (as capture or ionization) will take place between particles; measured in barns exceedance - (geology) the probability that an earthquake will generate a level of ground motion that exceeds a specified reference level during a given exposure time; "the concept of exceedance can be applied to any type of environmental risk modeling" fair chance, sporting chance - a reasonable probability of success fat chance, slim chance - little or no chance of success joint probability - the probability of two events occurring together risk of exposure, risk - the probability of being exposed to an infectious agent risk of infection, risk - the probability of becoming infected given that exposure to an infectious agent has occurred
	5.	chance - the possibility of future success; "his prospects as a writer are excellent" prospect potential, potentiality, potency - the inherent capacity for coming into being
Verb	1.	chance - be the case by chance; "I chanced to meet my old friend in the street" hap, happen, occur, come about, take place, go on, pass off, fall out, pass - come to pass; "What is happening?"; "The meeting took place off without an incidence"; "Nothing occurred that seemed important" happen - chance to be or do something, without intention or causation; "I happen to have just what you need!"
	2.	chance - take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome; "When you buy these stocks you are gambling" adventure, gamble, run a risk, take a chance, take chances, risk, hazard attempt, essay, try, assay, seek - make an effort or attempt; "He tried to shake off his fears"; "The infant had essayed a few wobbly steps"; "The police attempted to stop the thief"; "He sought to improve himself"; "She always seeks to do good in the world" go for broke - risk everything in one big effort; "the cyclist went for broke at the end of the race" luck it, luck through - act by relying on one's luck
	3.	chance - come upon, as if by accident; meet with; "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" find, bump, encounter, happen
Adj.	1.	chance - occurring or appearing or singled out by chance; "seek help from casual passers-by"; "a casual meeting"; "a chance occurrence" casual unplanned - without apparent forethought or prompting or planning; "an unplanned economy"; "accepts an unplanned order"; "an unplanned pregnancy"; "unplanned remarks"

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chance

noun 1. probability, odds, possibility, prospect, liability, likelihood << OPPOSITE certainty

noun 2. opportunity, opening, occasion, time, scope, window

noun 3. accident, fortune, luck, fate, destiny, coincidence, misfortune, providence << OPPOSITE design

noun 4. risk, speculation, gamble, hazard

adjective 5. accidental, random, casual, incidental, unforeseen, unintentional, fortuitous, inadvertent, serendipitous, unforeseeable, unlooked-for << OPPOSITE planned

verb 6. happen,

verb 7. risk, try, stake, venture, gamble, hazard, wager >> adjective fortuitous

Translations

chance [tʃɑːns] n (= coincidence) → casualidad f (= luck); suerte f (= fate); azar m (= opportunity); ocasión f; oportunidad f; chance m or f (LAM) (= likelihood); posibilidad f (= risk); riesgo

vt → arriesgar, probar

adj → fortuito, casual;

to chance it → arriesgarse, intentarlo;

to take a chance → arriesgarse;

by chance → por casualidad;

it's the chance of a lifetime → es la oportunidad de su vida;

the chances are that ... → lo más probable es que ...;

to chance to do sth (= happen) → hacer algo por casualidad

chance (up)on vt fus → tropezar(se) con

chance [tʃɑːns] n (= luck) → hasard m (= opportunity); occasion f, possibilité f (= hope, likelihood); chance f (= risk); risque m

vt (= risk) → risquer (= happen);

to chance to do → faire par hasard adj → fortuit(e) → de hasard;

there is little chance of his coming → il est peu probable or il y a peu de chances qu'il vienne;

to take a chance → prendre un risque;

it's the chance of a lifetime → c'est une occasion unique;

by chance → par hasard;

to chance doing sth → se risquer à faire qch;

to chance it → risquer le coup, essayer

chance on, chance upon vt fus [+ person] → tomber sur, rencontrer par hasard [+ thing]; trouver par hasard

chance [tʃɑːns] n (hope) → Aussicht f;

(likelihood, possibility) → Möglichkeit f;

(opportunity) → Gelegenheit f;

(risk) → Risiko nt

vt → riskieren

adj → zufällig;

the chances are that ... → aller Wahrscheinlichkeit nach ..., wahrscheinlich ...;

there is little chance of his coming → es ist unwahrscheinlich, dass er kommt;

to take a chance → es darauf ankommen lassen;

by chance → durch Zufall, zufällig;

it's the chance of a lifetime → es ist eine einmalige Chance;

to chance to do sth → zufällig etw tun;

to chance it → es riskieren

chance (up)on chance vt fus (person) → zufällig begegnen +dat, zufällig treffen;

(thing) → zufällig stoßen auf +acc

chance [tʃɑːns] n → caso (= opportunity); occasione f (= likelihood); possibilità f inv

vt to chance it → rischiare, provarci adj → fortuito/a;

there is little chance of his coming → è molto improbabile che venga;

to take a chance → rischiare;

by chance → per caso;

it's the chance of a lifetime → è un'occasione unica;

the chances are that ... → probabilmente ..., è probabile che ... + sub;

to chance to do sth (formal) (= happen); fare per caso qc

chance (up)on vt fus [+ person] → incontrare per caso, imbattersi in [+ thing]; trovare per caso

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chance

n chance [tʃaːns]

1 luck or fortune It was by chance that I found out the truth.toevalحَظкъсметnáhodaheld; tilfælde; chanceder Zufall, das Glückτύχηsuerte, by chance: por casualidadjuhusشانس؛ اقبالsattumahasardגוֹרָל, מָזַלसंयोगudesvéletlenkemujuranhending, heppnicaso運운명, 행운atsitiktinumasgadījums; nejaušībanasibtoevalsjanse, slump, tilfelleprzypadeksorteîntâmplareудачаnáhodasreča, naključjeslučajtillfällighet, slump, lyckträffโชคşans, talih運氣випадок; випадковістьخوش قسمتیsự tình cờ运气

2 an opportunity Now you have a chance to do well.kansفُرْصَهслучайpříležitostchance; mulighed; lejligheddie Chanceευκαιρίαoportunidad, ocasiónsoodne juhusفرصتtilaisuusoccasionהִזְדַמנוּתमौकाprilika(kedvező) alkalom, esélykesempatantækifæriopportunità機会기회progaizdevībapeluangkansmulighet, anledningokazjaoportunidadeocazieвозможностьpríležitosťpriložnostšansachans, tillfälleโอกาสfırsat, imkân機會можливістьموقعcơ hội机会

3 a possibility He has no chance of winning.kansإمْكانِيَّة، احْتِمالвъзможностšancechance; muligheddie Aussichtπιθανότηταposibilidadesvõimalusاحتمال؛ شانسmahdollisuuschanceסִכּוּיसंभावनाizgled, nada, mogućnostlehetőségkemungkinanmöguleikipossibilità可能性가능성galimybė, šansasiespējakebarangkaliankanssjanse, mulighetszansapossibilidadeşansăшансšancamožnostšansachans, möjlighetความเป็นไปได้olasılık, ihtimal可能性шансامکانsự có khả năng可能性

4 (a) risk There's an element of chance in this business deal.risikoمُخاطَرَه، مُجازَفَهрискrizikorisikodas Risikoρίσκοriesgoriskریسکriskirisqueסִיכּוּןखतराprilikakockázatrisikoáhættarischio危険위험rizikarisksrisikorisicosjanse, risikoryzykoacasoriscрискrizikotveganjerizikchansningการเสี่ยงtehlike, risk危險ризикخدشہcơ may危险

v

1 to risk I may be too late but I'll just have to chance it.waagيُخاطِرُ، يُجازِفُрискувамriskovattage chancen; risikereriskierenρισκάρωarriesgarriskeerimaریسک کردنriskeeratarisquer le coupלְהִסתַכֵּןसंयोगवश हो जानाdogoditi semegkockáztatmenghadapi risikotaka áhætturischiareやってみる감행하다rizikuotiriskētmengambil risikowagenrisikere, våge, ta sjansen, la det stå tilryzykowaćarriscara riscaрискнутьriskovaťtvegatirizikovatichansaเสี่ยงgöze almak, riske girmek冒...的險ризикнутиخدشہ مول لیناliều冒...的险

2 to happen accidentally or unexpectedly I chanced to see him last week.toevallig gebeurيحدث يَحْدُثُ بالصُّدْفَهстава случайноmít štěstíske tilfældigt; ske uventetzufällig geschehenτυχαίνωsuceder algo por casualidadjuhtumaتصادفاً روی دادنsattuase produire par hasardלְהִזדָמֵןअचानक होनाslučajno se dogoditivéletlenül tesz vmitkebetulansem gerist óvæntaccadere, capitareたまたま～する우연히 발생하다atsitiktinai turėti progosgadītieskebetulantoevallig gebeurenfalle seg, skje tilfeldigprzypadkiem coś zrobićacontecera (se) întâm­pla (să)случайно доводитьсяmať šťastieslučajno se zgoditislučajno se dogoditiråkaเกิดขึ้นโดยบังเอิญtesadüfen olmak碰巧траплятисяاتفاق سےtình cờ碰巧

adj

happening unexpectedly a chance meeting.toevalligصُدْفَهслучаенnáhodný, nenadálýuventet; tilfældigtzufälligτυχαίοςfortuito, casualjuhuslikاتفاقیsatunnaineninattenduמִקרִיअचानक होनाslučajanvéletlentak terdugaóvænturcasuale, fortuito偶然の우연의atsitiktinisnejaušs; gadījuma-mesyuarat tergempartoevalligtilfeldigprzypadkowycasualneaşteptatслучайныйnáhodnýnaključenslučajanoförutseddซึ่งเกิดขึ้นโดยบังเอิญtesadüfî, rastlantı sonucu olan偶然的випадковийغیر متوقع طور پر رونما ہوناtình cờ偶然的

adj ˈchancy

risky or uncertain a chancy arrangement.onseker, gewaagفيهِ مُجازَفَه، غَيْر مَضْمونнесигуренriskantnírisikabelt; usikkertriskantπαρακινδυνευμένοςarriesgadoebakindelمخاطره آمیز؛ نامعلومepävarmarisquéמְסוּכַּןअनिश्चित, खतरनाकriskantan, neizvjestankockázatostidak pastióviss, tvísÿnnincerto, rischioso先行きの不明な위태위태한rizikingasriskants; nenoteiktsberisikoriskantsjansepreget, risikabeltniepewnyarriscadoriscantрискованныйriskantnýnegotovrizičanosäker, riskabelซึ่งมีความเสียงriskli, sonu şüpheli危險的ризикований, непевнийپُر خطر ، خدشات سے بھر پورbấp bênh危险的

chance on, *upon

1 to meet by accident I chanced on a friend of yours.raakloop, teëkomيَلْتَقي صُدْفَةًпопадамnarazit na, náhodou potkatmøde tilfældigt; støde påauf jemanden stoßenσυναντώ κατά τύχηencontrarse por casualidadjuhuslikult kokku sattumaبر حسب اتفاق ملاقات کردنtörmätä sattumaltapar hasard rencontrerלְהִזדָמֵןसंयोग से मिलनाslučajno srestibelebotlik vkibekebetulanrekast á af tilviljunimbattersi in偶然に出会う우연히 마주치다atsitiktinai sutiktinejauši satiktjumpa secara tak sengajatoevallig tegenkomentreffe/møte tilfeldig, støte pånatykać siędeparar-se coma întâlni întâm­plătorслучайно наткнуться наnáhodou stretnúťnaleteti naslučajno srestiråka (träffa) påพบโดยบังเอิญtesadüfen rastlamak碰巧遇見зіштовхнутисяاتفاق سے ملاقات ہوناtình cờ gặp ai碰巧遇见

2 to discover by accident I chanced upon some information.afkom op, toevallig kryيَعْثُرُ صُدْفَةًнатъквам сеnarazit na, náhodou objevitfalde overauf etwas stoßenανακαλύπτω κατά τύχηtropezarse conjuhuslikult (millelegi) sattumaبطور اتفاقی یافتنsattua saamaan selvilletomber surבְמִּקרֵהसंयोग से पता लगाना, अविष्कार करनाnamjeriti seráakad vmiremenemukanuppgötva óvæntimbattersi in偶然発見する우연히 발견하다atsitiktinai rastinejauši atklātterjumpatoevallig vindenkomme over, råkenatykać siętropeçar ema da de/pesteслучайно обнаружитьnáhodou získaťnaleteti naslučajno naići naramla över, råka finnaพบโดยบังเอิญtesadüfen keşfetmek/bulmak偶然發現випадково натрапитиاتفاق سے دریافت کرناtình cờ tìm thấy偶然发现

by any chance

used in enquiring about the possibility of something Are you by any chance free tonight?dalk, miskien, moontlikمن قَبيلِ الصُّدْفَهпо някаква слу1айностnáhodoutilfældigvis; måskerein zufälligμήπωςpor un casual, casualmentejuhtumisiتصادفاً؛ احتمالاًmahdollisestipar hasardלְהִזדָמֵןसंयोग सेslučajnovéletlenülkebetulaner e-r möguleiki á aðper casoひょっとして혹시atsitiktinai, kartaisgadījumāAda kemungkinansomstilfeldigvisprzypadkiempor acasocumvaслучайноnáhodouslučajnokojim slučajemhändelsevisที่เป็นไปได้acaba?万一випадково неکسی چیز کا امکان ہوناcó thể碰巧

by chance

by luck; without planning They met by chance.toevallig, toevalligerwyseبِالصُّدْفَهслучайноšťastnou náhodouved et tilfælde; tilfældigtzufälligτυχαίαpor casualidad, casualmentejuhuslikultتصادفاًsattumaltapar (un heureux) hasardלְהִזדָמֵןसंयोगवशslučajnovéletlenültak terencanaaf (einskærri) tilviljunper caso偶然に우연히atsitiktinainejaušisecara kebetulanper toevalved et tilfelle, tilfeldigprzez przypadekpor acasodin întâmplareслучайноšťastnou náhodoupo naključjuslučajnoav en slumpโชคtesadüfen, şans eseri意外地випадковоاتفاقیہtình cờ意外地

an even chance

equal probability for and against We have an even chance of success.gelyke kansفُرْصَةٌ مُتَساوِيَهравни възможностиstejná šancefifty/fifty; rimelig chanceeine gleiche Chanceίσες πιθανότητεςigualdad de posibilidadesvõrdsed võimalusedشانس یکسانsamat mahdollisuudetune chance sur deuxסִיכּוּי שָׁווֵהबराबर-बराबर संयोगpodjednake prilikeegyenlő esélyekpeluang seimbangjafnir möguleikaruna probabilità su due五分五分の見込み반반의 가능성vienodos galimybėsvienādas iespējaspeluang seimbangeen gelijke kansfemti-femti sjanse, rimelig sjanserówne szanseiguais probabilidadesşanse egaleравные шансыrovnaká šancaenake možnostijednaka šansafemtio procents chansโอกาสเท่าเทียมeşit şans同等機會рівні можливостіبرابر کا امکانkhả năng cái gì có thể xảy ra同等机会

the chances are

it is likely (that) The chances are he can't come tomorrow.daar is 'n kansمِنَ المُرَجَّح، أغْلَبُ الأحْتِمالات أنвъзможно еje pravděpodobné, žedet er sandsynligtaller Wahrscheinlichkeit nachείναι πιθανόes muy probable quetõenäoliseltاحتمالاًtodennäköisestiil est (très) probable queהַסִיכּוִּיים הֵםउम्मीद है किizgledi suigen valószínű, hogy...mungkinþað er (mjög) líklegt(è molto probabile che)多分～である아마 ...일 것이다gali atsitikti taip, kadiespējamsmungkinhet is waarschijnlijk datdet er mest sannsynligwygląda na to (że)provavelmenteprobabil căпо всей вероятностиje pravdepodobné, ževerjetno jepostoji šansadet är risk för, risken finnsโอกาสคือmuhtemelen, büyük bir olasılıkla可能найвірогіднішеممکناتcó thể rằng可能