шанс — meaning in English

English meaning

• chance noun An opportunity to do something.
• fortune noun A very large amount of money or wealth.
• hazard noun A source of danger or risk of harm.
• hint noun A small clue or suggestion that helps someone understand or guess something.
• odds noun The likelihood of something happening, especially as expressed in betting.
• opportunity noun A favorable set of circumstances that makes it possible to do something.

Senses

шанс is used for these senses in English:

• chance (countable) An opportunity or possibility.
• chance (countable) The probability of something happening.
• fortune A prediction or set of predictions about a person's future provided by a fortune teller.
• hazard The chance of suffering harm; danger, peril, risk of loss. [from 16th c.]
• hint (obsolete) An opportunity; occasion; fit time.
• odds the ratio of the probabilities of an event happening to that of it not happening
• opportunity A chance for advancement, progress or profit.

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.

fortune — full definition

1. noun A very large amount of money or wealth.
2. noun Luck, especially as a force that shapes future events.
3. noun A prediction about someone's future.

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