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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
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