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n.

1. 1. The unknown and unpredictable element in happenings that seems to have no assignable cause.
   2. A force assumed to cause events that cannot be foreseen or controlled; luck: Chance will determine the outcome.
2. The likelihood of something happening; possibility or probability. Often used in the plural: Chances are good that you will win. Is there any chance of rain?
3. An accidental or unpredictable event.
4. A favorable set of circumstances; an opportunity: a chance to escape.
5. A risk or hazard; a gamble: took a chance that the ice would hold me.
6. Games. A raffle or lottery ticket.
7. Baseball. An opportunity to make a putout or an assist that counts as an error if unsuccessful.

adj.

Caused by or ascribable to chance; unexpected, random, or casual: a chance encounter; a chance result.

v., chanced, chanc·ing, chanc·es.

v.intr.

To come about by chance; occur: It chanced that the train was late that day.

v.tr.

To take the risk or hazard of: not willing to chance it.

phrasal verb:

chance on or upon

1. To find or meet accidentally; happen upon: While in Paris we chanced on two old friends.

idioms:

by chance

1. Without plan; accidentally: They met by chance on a plane.
2. Possibly; perchance: Is he, by chance, her brother?

on the off chance

1. In the slight hope or possibility.

[Middle English, unexpected event, from Old French, from Vulgar Latin *cadentia, from Latin cadēns, cadent-, present participle of cadere, to fall, befall.]

SYNONYMS  chance, random, casual, haphazard, desultory. These adjectives apply to what is determined not by deliberation but by accident. Chance stresses lack of premeditation: a chance meeting with a friend. Random implies the absence of a specific pattern or objective: took a random guess. Casual often suggests an absence of due concern: a casual observation. Haphazard implies a carelessness or a willful leaving to chance: a haphazard plan of action. Desultory suggests a shifting about from one thing to another that reflects a lack of method: a desultory conversation. See also synonyms at happen, opportunity.

Dansk (Danish)
n. - chance, lejlighed, tilfælde, skæbnen
v. intr. - ske
v. tr. - risikere, støde på, slumpe til
adj. - tilfældig

idioms:

• by any chance    under nogen omstændigheder
• by chance    tilfældigvis
• chance on    støde på
• take chances    løbe en risiko, tage chancer

Nederlands (Dutch)
kans, het lot, waarschijnlijkheid, gelegenheid, toeval, risico, wagen, (toevallig) gebeuren

Français (French)
n. - possibilité, occasion, chance, hasard, risque
v. intr. - risquer, courir le risque (de faire), venir à faire, rencontrer (qn) par hasard (qn) (sout)
v. tr. - rencontrer (qn) par hasard (sout), courir le risque (de faire), risquer, tenter, venir à faire
adj. - fortuit, accidentel

idioms:

• by any chance    par hasard
• by chance    accidentellement, fortuitement, par accident
• chance on    rencontrer (qn) par hasard
• chance upon    trouver (qch) par hasard
• take chances    prendre des risques

Deutsch (German)
v. - riskieren, zufällig geschehen
n. - Chance, Gelegenheit, Zufall
adj. - zufällig

idioms:

• by any chance    zufällig
• by chance    zufällig
• chance on    zufällig stoßen auf
• chance upon    etw. zufällig finden, jmdn. zufällig treffen, sich mit jmdm. zufällig treffen
• take chances    riskieren

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - διακινδυνεύω, αποτολμώ, ριψοκινδυνεύω, ρισκάρω, συμβαίνω, τυχαίνω
n. - ευκαιρία, πιθανότητα, πιθανή εξέλιξη, ενδεχόμενο, τύχη, σύμπτωση, περίσταση, συγκυρία, κίνδυνος, ρίσκο
adj. - τυχαίος, συμπτωματικός

idioms:

• by any chance    μήπως
• by chance    κατά τύχη, κατά σύμπτωση
• chance on    συναντώ τυχαία
• take chances    ριψοκινδυνεύω

Italiano (Italian)
avventurare, azzardare, rischiare, occasione, probabilità, caso

idioms:

• by any chance    per caso
• by chance    casualmente, fortuitamente, per caso
• chance on    imbattersi in
• not a snowball's chance in hell    senza un bricciolo di probabilità
• take chances    rischiare, azzardare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - arriscar, ocorrer ao acaso
n. - chance (f)
adj. - ocasional

idioms:

• by any chance    por algum acaso
• by chance    por acaso
• chance on    topar com
• not a snowball's chance in hell    de maneira nenhuma
• run at the chance    correr atrás da sorte
• take chances    correr riscos

Русский (Russian)
случиться, шанс, вероятность

idioms:

• by any chance    случайно
• by chance    случайно
• chance on    наткнуться
• not a snowball's chance in hell    имеющий нулевые шансы
• run at the chance    как бы хотелось, не отказался бы
• take chances    попытаться

Español (Spanish)
n. - oportunidad, ocasión, probabilidad, posibilidad, azar, casualidad, suerte
v. intr. - aventurarse, jugarse, arriesgarse
v. tr. - arriesgar, probar
adj. - oportunidad, ocasión, probabilidad, posibilidad, azar, casualidad, suerte

idioms:

• by any chance    por casualidad
• by chance    casualmente, accidentalmente
• chance on    encontrar por casualidad, tropezar con
• chance upon    encontrar por casualidad, tropezar con
• take chances    arriesgar, correr riesgos, tentar la suerte

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - hända sig, råka på, riskera
n. - tillfällighet, chans
adj. - tillfällig

中文（简体） (Chinese (Simplified))
机会, 可能性, 意外, 偶然发生, 试试看, 冒险, 偶然的, 意想不到的, 碰巧的

idioms:

• by any chance    万一
• by chance    偶然地, 意外地
• chance on    偶然发现
• take chances    冒险, 投机

中文（繁體） (Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 機會, 可能性, 意外
v. intr. - 偶然發生, 試試看
v. tr. - 冒險
adj. - 偶然的, 意想不到的, 碰巧的

idioms:

• by any chance    萬一
• by chance    偶然地, 意外地
• chance on    偶然發現
• take chances    冒險, 投機

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 우연, 기회, 가망
v. intr. - 우연히 일어나다
v. tr. - 운에 맡기고 해보다
adj. - 우연한

idioms:

• by any chance    만일
• by chance    우연히
• chance on    우연히 만나다
• take chances    운명에 맡기고 해보다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 偶然, 見込み, 可能性, 危険, 賭け, 機会, 好機
adj. - 偶然の
v. - 偶然…する, あえてする, 賭ける, 偶然起こる

idioms:

• by any chance    ひょっとして
• by chance    偶然に
• chance on    偶然出会う
• fighting chance    勝機
• not a snowball's chance in hell    絶対にありえない
• off chance    もしやと思って
• run at the chance    危険を冒す
• sporting chance    五分五分の見込み
• take chances    賭けに出る

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) جرب, قامر, غامر, صادف (الاسم) صدفه, حظ, بخت, مصادفه, فرصه, احتمال (صفه) عابرة, مصادفه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮מזל, מקרה, הזדמנות, שעת-כושר, סיכון, אפשרות, גורל, סיכוי‬
v. intr. - ‮הזדמן, קרה‬
v. tr. - ‮סיכן‬
adj. - ‮מקרי, לא צפוי‬

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