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chance definition
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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 -------------- 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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