eng: chance - UWN/MENTA

eng: chance

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Meaning
means	(noun) a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances; "the holiday gave us the opportunity to visit Washington"; "now is your chance" opportunity, chance
means	(noun) 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" luck, fortune, hazard, chance
means	(noun) a risk involving danger; "you take a chance when you let her drive" chance
means	(noun) 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; "the probability that an unbiased coin will fall with the head up is 0.5" probability, chance
means	(noun) the possibility of future success; "his prospects as a writer are excellent" chance, prospect
means	(verb) be the case by chance; "I chanced to meet my old friend in the street" chance
means	(verb) take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome; "When you buy these stocks you are gambling" take chances, chance, run a risk, hazard, gamble, take a chance, risk, adventure
means	(verb) 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" encounter, find, chance, happen, bump
means	(adjective) occurring or appearing or singled out by chance; "seek help from casual passers-by"; "a casual meeting"; "a chance occurrence" chance, casual

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