Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb chance
2 of 3 senses of chance
Sense 1
chance
=> happen
Sense 2
gamble, chance, risk, hazard, take chances, adventure, run a risk, take a chance
=> luck it luck through
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb chance
2 of 3 senses of chance
Sense 1
chance
=> happen
Sense 2
gamble, chance, risk, hazard, take chances, adventure, run a risk, take a chance
=> luck it luck through
Entailment of verb chance
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb chance
3 senses of chance
Sense 1
chance
=> happen, hap, go on pass off occur, pass, come about take place
Sense 2
gamble, chance, risk, hazard, take chances, adventure, run a risk, take a chance
=> try seek, attempt, essay, assay
Sense 3
find happen, chance, bump, encounter
Familiarity of verb chance
chance used as a verb is uncommon (polysemy count = 3)
Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb chance
Sense 1
chance
=> happen, hap, go on pass off occur, pass, come about take place
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Sense 2
gamble, chance, risk, hazard, take chances, adventure, run a risk, take a chance
=> try seek, attempt, essay, assay
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Sense 3
find happen, chance, bump, encounter
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Grep of noun chance
chance
chance-half correlation
chance-medley
chance event
chance variable
chancel
chancellery
chancellor
chancellor of the exchequer
chancellorship
chancellorsville
chancery
even chance
game of chance
happy chance
mischance
Overview of noun chance
The noun chance has 4 senses (first 4 from tagged texts)
1. (40) opportunity, chance -- (a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances; "the holiday gave us the opportunity to visit Washington"; "now is your chance")
2. (8) luck, fortune, chance, hazard -- (an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another; "bad luck caused his downfall"; "we ran into each other by pure chance")
3. (5) chance -- (a risk involving danger; "you take a chance when you let her drive")
4. (2) probability, chance -- (a measure of how likely it is that some event will occur; "what is the probability of rain?"; "we have a good chance of winning")
Overview of verb chance
The verb chance has 3 senses (first 2 from tagged texts)
1. (2) chance -- (be the case by chance; "I chanced to meet my old friend in the street")
2. (1) gamble, chance, risk, hazard, take chances, adventure, run a risk, take a chance -- (take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome; "When you buy these stocks you are gambling")
3. find happen, chance, bump, encounter -- (come upon as if by accident; meet with "We find this idea in Plato"; "I happened upon the most wonderful bakery not very far from here"; "She chanced upon an interesting book in the bookstore the other day")
Overview of adj chance
The adj chance has 1 sense (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (5) accidental, casual, chance -- (occurring or appearing or singled out by chance; "their accidental meeting led to a renewal of their friendship"; "seek help from casual passers-by"; "a casual meeting"; "a chance occurrence")
Antonyms of adj chance
1 sense of chance
Sense 1
accidental, casual, chance(postnominal)
INDIRECT (VIA unplanned) -> planned
Similarity of adj chance
1 sense of chance
Sense 1
accidental, casual, chance(postnominal)
=> unplanned (vs. planned)
Attributes of adj chance
Familiarity of adj chance
chance used as an adjective is very rare (polysemy count = 1)
Grep of adj chance
chance
chanceful
Overview of noun chance
The noun chance has 4 senses (first 4 from tagged texts)
1. (40) opportunity, chance -- (a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances; "the holiday gave us the opportunity to visit Washington"; "now is your chance")
2. (8) luck, fortune, chance, hazard -- (an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another; "bad luck caused his downfall"; "we ran into each other by pure chance")
3. (5) chance -- (a risk involving danger; "you take a chance when you let her drive")
4. (2) probability, chance -- (a measure of how likely it is that some event will occur; "what is the probability of rain?"; "we have a good chance of winning")
Overview of verb chance
The verb chance has 3 senses (first 2 from tagged texts)
1. (2) chance -- (be the case by chance; "I chanced to meet my old friend in the street")
2. (1) gamble, chance, risk, hazard, take chances, adventure, run a risk, take a chance -- (take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome; "When you buy these stocks you are gambling")
3. find happen, chance, bump, encounter -- (come upon as if by accident; meet with "We find this idea in Plato"; "I happened upon the most wonderful bakery not very far from here"; "She chanced upon an interesting book in the bookstore the other day")
Overview of adj chance
The adj chance has 1 sense (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (5) accidental, casual, chance -- (occurring or appearing or singled out by chance; "their accidental meeting led to a renewal of their friendship"; "seek help from casual passers-by"; "a casual meeting"; "a chance occurrence")
chance definition
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