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Definition of
chance adjective
from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
chance
adjective
adjective
NAmE
/
/
tʃæns
/
/
[
only before noun
]
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not planned
synonym
unplanned
a
chance meeting/encounter
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chance
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chance
noun
chance
verb
chance on
phrasal verb
off chance
noun
no chance
by any chance
a fighting chance
a sporting chance
as chance would have it
on the off chance (that)
take a chance (on something)
give somebody/something half a chance
stand a chance (of doing something)
the chance, etc. of a lifetime
do something on the off chance
not have a snowball's chance in hell
(a) fat chance (of something/doing something)
have an even chance (of doing something)
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Phrasal verbs
chance on
phrasal verb
Idioms
no chance
by any chance
a fighting chance
a sporting chance
as chance would have it
on the off chance (that)
take a chance (on something)
give somebody/something half a chance
stand a chance (of doing something)
the chance, etc. of a lifetime
do something on the off chance
not have a snowball's chance in hell
(a) fat chance (of something/doing something)
have an even chance (of doing something)
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Nearby words
chance
noun
chance
verb
chance
adjective
chancel
noun
chancellery
noun