Chance ¹

Definition: A supposed material or psychical agent or mode of activity other than a force, law, or purpose; fortune; fate; in this sense often personified.

Chance ²

Definition: The operation or activity of such agent.

Chance ³

Definition: 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.

Chance ⁴

Definition: 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.

Chance ⁵

Definition: Probability.

Chance ⁶

Definition: To happen, come, or arrive, without design or expectation.

Chance ⁷

Definition: To take the chances of; to venture upon; usually with it as object.

Chance ⁸

Definition: To befall; to happen to.

Chance ⁹

Definition: Happening by chance; casual.

Chance ¹⁰

Definition: By chance; perchance.

chance ¹¹

Definition: a risk involving danger; "you take a chance when you let her drive"

chance ¹²

Definition: 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"

chance ¹³

Definition: 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"

chance ¹⁴

Definition: a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances; "the holiday gave us the opportunity to visit Washington"; "now is your chance"

chance ¹⁵

Definition: 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"

chance ¹⁶

Definition: take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome; "When you buy these stocks you are gambling"

chance ¹⁷

Definition: be the case by chance; "I chanced to meet my old friend in the street"