1. (noun)opportunity, chance a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances "the holiday gave us the opportunity to visit Washington"; "now is your chance"
2. (noun)luck, fortune, chance, hazard 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"
3. (noun)chance a risk involving danger "you take a chance when you let her drive"
4. (noun)probability, chance a measure of how likely it is that some eventwill occur; a number expressing the ratio of favorable cases to the wholenumber of cases possible "the probability that an unbiased coin will fall with the head up is 0.5"
5. (adj)prospect, chance the possibility of futuresuccess "his prospects as a writer are excellent"
6. (verb)casual, chance(a) occurring or appearing or singled out by chance "seek help from casual passers-by"; "a casual meeting"; "a chance occurrence"
7. (verb)chance be the case by chance "I chanced to meet my old friend in the street"
8. (verb)gamble, chance, risk, hazard, take chances, adventure, run a risk, take a chance take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome "When you buy these stocks you are gambling"
9. (verb)find, happen, chance, bump, encounter 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"
3. (noun)Chance a supposed material or psychical agent or mode of activity other than a force, law, or purpose; fortune; fate; -- in this sense often personified
5. (noun)Chance the supposed effect of such an agent; something that befalls, as the result of unknown or unconsidered forces; the issue of uncertain conditions; an event not calculated upon; an unexpected occurrence; a happening; accident; fortuity; casualty
6. (noun)Chance a possibility; a likelihood; an opportunity; -- with reference to a doubtful result; as, a chance to escape; a chance for life; the chances are all against him
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