chance
About 51.01 uses per million words.
Meaning
- noun An opportunity or possibility.
We had the chance to meet the president last week: we have a good/strong chance of making / to make a profit.
- noun Random occurrence; luck.
Why leave it to chance when a few simple steps will secure the desired outcome?
- noun The probability of something happening.
There is a 30 percent chance of rain tomorrow.
- noun probability; possibility.
- noun What befalls or happens to a person; their lot or fate.
- adjective Happening by chance, casual.
- adverb Perchance; perhaps.
- verb To happen by chance, to occur.
It chanced that I found a solution the very next day.
Similar words
casual happen find accidental luck probability opportunity fortune take a chance adventure
Often followed by
to of that for and in at or is
Word family
chanced chances chancing
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