chance

I

n.

opportunity

possibility

1) to have, stand a chance of (she has a good chance of success; he doesn't have a ghost of a chance)

2) to let a chance slip by; to miss one's chance

3) an earthly, poor, slight, slim; even; fair; fighting; good; last; only; outside; sporting chance (he doesn't have an earthly chance of being elected)

4) little, small chance (there is little chance of that happening)

5) a chance against (she doesn't stand a chance against such strong competitors)

6) a chance for (a chance for success)

7) a chance to + inf. (she had a chance to visit her family)

8) a chance that + clause (there is no chance that she will win)

luck

9) to take a chance on

to try one's luck at

10) to leave smt. to chance

11) pure, sheer chance

12) a lucky chance

13) by chance (it was by pure chance that we met)

II

v.

1) (d; intr.) to chance upon ('to find by chance') (to chance upon a rare item)

2) (formal) (E) ('to happen') I chanced to be there when they arrived

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even

fair

fighting

good

last

only

outside

poor

sheer chance

slight

slim

to miss one's chance

sporting chance (he doesn't have an earthly chance of being elected)

stand a chance of (she has a good chance of success; he doesn't have a ghost of a chance)

small chance (there is little chance of that happening)

(formal) (E) ('to happen') I chanced to be there when they arrived

['luck'] to take a chance on

['opportunity'] ['possibility'] to have

['to try one's luck at'] to leave smt. to chance

a lucky chance

an earthly

an earthly

little

pure

to let a chance slip by

a chance for (a chance for success)

by chance (it was by pure chance that we met)

a chance against (she doesn't stand a chance against such strong competitors)

a chance to + inf. (she had a chance to visit her family)

a chance that + clause (there is no chance that she will win)

(d; intr.) to chance upon (to chance upon a rare item; 'to find by chance')