chance

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA ^(key): /tʃɑːns/
• (US) IPA ^(key): /tʃæns/

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Noun

Singular chance

Plural chances

1. Something that can happen.

   We have the chance.

2. Something that is random; luck.

   Poker is a game of chance.

3. How much something is likely to be true.

   There is a 30% chance of rain tomorrow.

Verb

Plain form chance

Third-person singular chances

Past tense chanced

Past participle chanced

Present participle chancing

1. If you chance upon something, you discover it even though you were not looking for it.
2. If you chance something, you try it, even though it may not work.

Related words

• chancy
• fat chance