chance — meaning in English
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English meaning
- chance noun An opportunity to do something.
- luck noun The way things happen to work out, especially through chance rather than through anyone's effort or skill.
- opportunity noun A favorable set of circumstances that makes it possible to do something.
- serendipity noun A pleasant surprise — finding something good without looking for it.
Senses
chance is used for these senses in English:
- chance (countable) An opportunity or possibility.
- chance (countable) The probability of something happening.
- luck Something that happens to someone by chance, a chance occurrence.
- serendipity An unsought, unintended, and/or unexpected, but fortunate, discovery and/or learning experience that happens by accident.
chance — full definition
- noun An opportunity to do something.
- noun The likelihood of something happening; probability.
- noun Something that happens randomly, without any apparent cause or plan.
- verb To risk doing something, accepting that it might go wrong.
- verb To happen to do or encounter something without planning it.
luck — full definition
- noun The way things happen to work out, especially through chance rather than through anyone's effort or skill.
- noun Good fortune specifically; a favourable outcome that wasn't earned or planned.
- verb To stumble onto something good by chance (usually "luck into" or "luck onto").