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chancing definition

chancing


 
  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 
  -------------- 
 
  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 
  -------------- 
 
  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  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") 



chancing definition