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[Noun] | "chance" | \ ˈchan(t)s \

1: something that happens unpredictably without discernible human intention or observable cause

2: the assumed impersonal purposeless determiner of unaccountable happenings : luck

3: the fortuitous or incalculable element in existence : contingency

Origin: 13th century ;

Middle English chaunce, chance occurrence (especially unforesee:n or providential), stroke of good or bad luck, luck, fall of the dice, borrowed from Anglo-French cheaunce, chaunce, chance, going back to Vulgar Latin *cadentia, noun derivative (formally feminine singular from neuter plural) of Latin cadent-, cadens, present participle of cadere to fall, be cast (of dice, lots), turn out, come to pass, perhaps going back to an Indo-European verbal base *ḱad- or *ḱHd- fall, whence also Sanskrit śaśāda (s/he) fell off/out, śatsyati (s/he) will fall off/out;

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[Noun] | "chance-med*ley" | \ ˈchan(t)s-ˈmed-lē \

1: accidental homicide not entirely without fault of the killer but without evil intent

2: haphazard action : confusion

Origin: circa 1513 ;

Anglo-French chance medlée mingled chance;

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[Noun] | "dog's chance"

1: a bare chance in one's favor

Origin: 1902 ;

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[Noun] | "fighting chance"

1: a chance that may be realized by a struggle

Origin: 1889 ;

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[Noun] | "main chance"

1: the best chance for personal or financial gain

Origin: 1577 ;

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[Verb] | "chance"

1: to take place, come about, or turn out by chance : happen

2: to have the good or bad luck

3: to come or light by chance

Origin: 14th century ;

Middle English chancen, chaunsen, verbal derivative of chance, chaunce {see: |chance:1|chance:1};

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[Noun phrase] | "chance of survival"

1: likelihood that someone will continue to live in spite of present-day difficult conditions (such as being ill or injured)

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[Noun phrase] | "game of chance"

1: a game (such as a dice game) in which chance rather than skill determines the outcome

Origin: 1660 ;

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[Idiom] | "chance upon"

1: to find (something) or meet (someone) by chance

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[Idiom] | "chance would be a fine thing"

1: —used to say that something good or desirable is not likely to happen

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[Noun] | "chance"

1: the uncertain course of events;

* e.g., " ... rather than leave everything to chance, let's plan how we're going to spend our time in New York City "

Antonyms :
sure thing

2: a favorable combination of circumstances, time, and place;

* e.g., " ... this is my one chance to succeed "

Antonyms :
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3: a measure of how often an event will occur instead of another;

* e.g., " ... the chance of being struck by lightning is very low "

Synonyms :
odds,
percentage,
probability

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[Noun] | "chance-medley"

1: a state in which everything is out of order;

* e.g., " ... priceless artworks that disappeared in the chance-medley of World War II's closing days "

Antonyms :
order,
orderliness

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[Noun] | "chance-medleys"

1: a state in which everything is out of order;

* e.g., " ... priceless artworks that disappeared in the chance-medley of World War II's closing days "

Antonyms :
orders

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[Adjective] | "chance"

1: happening by chance;

* e.g., " ... a chance advantage that I immediately recognized and made full use of "

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[Verb] | "chance"

1: to take a chance on;

* e.g., " ... I don't think we should chance driving in this snowstorm "

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2: to take place;

* e.g., " ... there chanced to be a beautiful day when we were touring that part of Scotland "

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[Verb] | "chance (upon)"

1: to come upon face-to-face or as if face-to-face;

* e.g., " ... chanced upon my archenemy as I rounded a corner "

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2: to come upon unexpectedly or by chance;

* e.g., " ... I chanced upon your mother in the grocery store yesterday "

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[Phrase] | "stand on"

1: to place reliance or trust;

* e.g., " ... She plans to be standing on her own by this time next month. "

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