noun An opportunity to do something.
- This internship is her chance to break into the industry.
- Give him a chance to explain what happened.
- I took the chance to ask the manager about a promotion.
noun The likelihood of something happening; probability.
- There's a good chance it will rain later.
- There is little chance of finding a free table on a Saturday night.
- What are the chances that our team wins the final?
noun Something that happens randomly, without any apparent cause or plan.
- We met purely by chance at the airport.
- It was pure chance that we ended up on the same train.
- Nothing is left to chance when the pilots check the plane.
verb To risk doing something, accepting that it might go wrong.
- They decided to chance it and drive through the storm.
- I didn't want to chance the icy road, so I stayed home.
- She chanced a quick swim even though the sea looked rough.
verb To happen to do or encounter something without planning it.
- I chanced upon an old photograph while cleaning the attic.
- He chanced to be passing the shop just as it opened.
- We chanced to meet an old friend while waiting for the bus.
