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/tʃæns/ · chance
noun
- An opportunity or possibility for something to happen. We had the chance to meet the president last week.
- A random occurrence; luck. Why leave it to chance when a few simple steps will secure the desired outcome?
- The probability of something happening. There is a 30 percent chance of rain tomorrow.
adjective
- Happening by chance; casual. It was a chance encounter on the subway that changed her career.
adverb
- Perchance; perhaps. Chance, the package will arrive before noon.
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Did you know? The word entered English after the Crusades, originally meaning ‘a fall’ from Latin, and only later acquired the modern sense of ‘opportunity’ in the 14th century.