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fors — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • chance noun An opportunity to do something.
  • event noun Something that happens, especially something notable.
  • luck noun The way things happen to work out, especially through chance rather than through anyone's effort or skill.
  • maybe adv Perhaps; possibly, but not certainly.
  • perhaps adv Possibly; maybe.

Senses

fors is used for these senses in English:

  • chance (uncountable) Random occurrence; luck.
  • chance (countable) The probability of something happening.
  • event An occurrence; something that happens.
  • luck Something that happens to someone by chance, a chance occurrence.
  • maybe (as a pro-sentence) Perhaps that is true (expressing no commitment to a decision or a neutral viewpoint to a statement).

chance — full definition

  1. noun An opportunity to do something.
  2. noun The likelihood of something happening; probability.
  3. noun Something that happens randomly, without any apparent cause or plan.
  4. verb To risk doing something, accepting that it might go wrong.
  5. verb To happen to do or encounter something without planning it.

event — full definition

  1. noun Something that happens, especially something notable.
  2. noun A planned occasion or activity, such as a competition or gathering.
  3. noun (computing) An action detected by a program, such as a click or keypress, that triggers a response.

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