NOUN | state | chance, opportunity | a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances |
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phenomenon | chance, luck, fortune, hazard | an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way / way rather than another | |
act | chance | a risk involving danger | |
attribute | chance, probability | a measure of how likely it is that some event will occur | |
state | chance, prospect | the possibility of future success | |
ADJECTIVE | all | chance, casual | occurring or appearing or singled out by chance |
VERB | social | chance | be the case by chance |
social | chance, gamble, risk, hazard, take chances, adventure, run a risk, take a chance | take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome | |
possession | chance, find, happen, bump, encounter | come upon, as if by accident |
Sounds | chae'ns | |
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Meaning | Occurring or appearing or singled out by chance. | |
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Example | "a chance occurrence" | |
Synonym | casual | |
Broader | unplanned | Without apparent forethought or prompting or planning |
Spanish | accidental, casual, fortuito, ocasional | |
Catalan | accidental, casual, fortuït, ocasional |
Meaning | A possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances. | |
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Example | "now is your chance" | |
Synonym | opportunity | |
Narrower | brass ring | A rich opportunity or a prize |
day | A period of opportunity | |
fresh start, clean slate, tabula rasa | An opportunity to start over without prejudice | |
hearing, audience | An opportunity to state your case and be heard | |
hunting ground | A place where opportunities abound | |
occasion | An opportunity to do something | |
opening | opportunity especially for employment or promotion | |
room | opportunity for | |
say | The chance to speak | |
shot, crack | A chance to do something | |
street | A situation offering opportunities | |
throw | A single chance or instance | |
Broader | possibility, possibleness | capability of existing or happening / happening / happening or being true |
Spanish | chance, ocasión, oportunidad, posibilidad | |
Catalan | ocasió, oportunitat | |
Verbs | chance | be the case by chance |
Meaning | An unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way / way rather than another. | |
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Example | "we ran into each other by pure chance" | |
Synonyms | luck, fortune, hazard | |
Narrower | bad luck, mischance, mishap | An unpredictable outcome that is unfortunate / unfortunate |
tossup, toss-up, even chance | An unpredictable phenomenon | |
Broader | phenomenon | Any state or process known through the senses rather than by intuition or reasoning |
Spanish | azar, fortuna, peligro, suerte, ventura | |
Catalan | atzar, fortuna, sort, ventura | |
Verbs | chance | be the case by chance |
Meaning | A risk involving danger. | |
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Example | "you take a chance when you let her drive" | |
Broader | risk, peril, danger | A venture undertaken without regard to possible loss or injury |
Adjectives | chancy | of uncertain outcome |
Verbs | chance | take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome |
Meaning | A measure of how likely it is that some event will occur; a number expressing the ratio of favorable cases to the whole number of cases possible. | |
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Synonym | probability | |
Narrower | conditional probability, contingent probability | The probability that an event will occur given that one or more other events have occurred |
cross section | (physics) the probability that a particular interaction (as capture or ionization) will take place between particles | |
exceedance | (geology) the probability that an earthquake will generate a level of ground motion that exceeds a specified reference level during a given exposure time | |
fair chance, sporting chance | A reasonable probability of success | |
fat chance, slim chance | Little or no chance of success | |
joint probability | The probability of two events occurring together | |
risk, risk of exposure | The probability of being exposed to an infectious agent | |
risk, risk of infection | The probability of becoming infected given that exposure to an infectious agent has occurred | |
Broader | measure, quantity, amount | How much there is or how many there are of something that you can quantify |
Spanish | probabilidad | |
Catalan | probabilitat |
Meaning | The possibility of future success. | |
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Synonym | prospect | |
Broader | potential, potentiality, potency | The inherent capacity for coming into being |
Spanish | porvenir | |
Catalan | avenir |
Meaning | Be the case by chance. | |
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Pattern | Something ----s | |
Example | "I chanced to meet my old friend in the street" | |
Narrower | happen | Chance to be or do something, without intention or causation |
Broader | happen, hap, go on, pass off, occur, pass, fall out, come about, take place | Come to pass |
Nouns | chance | an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way / way rather than another |
chance | a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances |
Meaning | Take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s that CLAUSE | |
Synonyms | gamble, risk, hazard, take chances, adventure, run a risk, take a chance | |
Narrower | go for broke | risk everything in one big effort |
luck it, luck through | act by relying on one's luck | |
Broader | try, seek, attempt, essay, assay | make an effort or attempt |
Spanish | apostar, arriesgarse, arriesgar, aventurarse, aventurar, correr un riesgo, poner en peligro | |
Catalan | arriscar | |
Nouns | chance | a risk involving danger |
Meaning | come upon, as if by accident; meet with. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
Example | "She chanced upon an interesting book in the bookstore the other day" | |
Synonyms | find, happen, bump, encounter | |
Spanish | dar, encontrarse, encontrar, hallar, tropezar | |
Catalan | ensopegar, trobar-se, trobar |
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