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chance
Anoun
chance
 a risk involving danger; "you take a chance when you let her drive"
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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"
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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"
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opportunity, chance
 a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances; "the holiday gave us the opportunity to visit Washington"; "now is your chance"
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Bverb
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"
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"
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chance
 be the case by chance; "I chanced to meet my old friend in the street"
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Cadjective
accidental, casual, chance(a)
 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"

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