Chance word meaning and definition
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Meaning and definition for "chance" word
[noun] a measure of how likely it is that some event will occur; "what is the probability of rain?"; "we have a good chance of winning"
[noun] 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"
[noun] a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances; "the holiday gave us the opportunity to visit Washington"; "now is your chance"
[verb] 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"
[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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\Chance\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Chanced}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Chancing}.] To happen, come, or arrive, without design or expectation. ``Things that chance daily.'' --Robynson (More's Utopia). If a bird's nest chance to be before thee. --Deut. xxii. 6. I chanced on this letter. --Shak. Note: Often used impersonally; as, how chances it? How chance, thou art returned so soon? --Shak.
\Chance\, v. t. 1. To take the chances of; to venture upon; -- usually with it as object. Come what will, I will chance it. --W. D. Howells. 2. To befall; to happen to. [Obs.] --W. Lambarde.
\Chance\, a. Happening by chance; casual.
\Chance\, adv. By chance; perchance. --Gray.
Synonyms for chance
adventure, bump, encounter, find, fortune, gamble, happen, hazard, hazard, luck, opportunity, probability, risk, run a risk, take a chance, take chances
See also: amount | assay | attempt | audience | bad luck | clean slate | come about | crack | cross section | danger | day | essay | even chance | fresh start | go on | hap | happen | hearing | hunting ground | joint probability | luck it | luck through | measure | mischance | mishap | occasion | occur | opening | pass | pass off | peril | phenomenon | possibility | possibleness | quantity | quantum | risk | room | say | seek | shot | street | tabula rasa | take place | throw | toss-up | try |
Related terms: adventitious, aptness, attempt, bechance, borderline case, chanciness, draw on, even chance, fortune, happen by chance, hesitancy, hope, inadvertent, incalculability, inexact, inning, innings, likeliness, outside hope, play, pop up, probability, risk, risky, sight-unseen transaction, spring up, squeak, undestined, unforeseeableness, unprovability
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Let's analyse "chance" as pure text. This string has Six letters in One syllable and Two vowels. 33.3% of vowels is 5.3% less then average English word. Written in backwards: ECNAHC. Average typing speed for these characters is 1635 milliseconds. [info]
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Numerology Hearts desire number calculated from vowels:
chance: 1 + 5 = 6, reduced: 6 . and the final result is Six. |
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