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chance

noun
  1. a risk involving danger
    “We take a chance when we sky dive, but the thrill is worth it.”
  2. a measure of how likely it is that some event will occur
    probability
  3. an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another
    hazardluckfortune
  4. the possibility of future success
    prospect
  5. a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
    opportunity
verb
  1. to come upon, as if by accident
    “I chanced upon my neighbor at the grocery store.”
    find
  2. to take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome
    adventure
  3. to be the case by chance
    “I chanced to meet my old friend in the street”
adjective
  1. occurring or appearing or singled out by chance
    casual