chance

adj. accidental, random, unexpected

n. possibility, prospect; opportunity; fortune; risk, danger

v. occur, happen, take place; jeopardize, endanger

Chance can be used in any of the following contexts:ProbabilityLuckRandomnessContingency See also the Ancient Greek concept of Chance (Ancient Greek concept).
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CHANCE! is the second single from the Japanese band UVERworld. This single was released on October 26, 2005. They sold 30,839 copies.
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Noun
1. a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances; "the holiday gave us the opportunity to visit Washington"; "now is your chance"
(synonym) opportunity
(hypernym) possibility, possibleness
(hyponym) brass ring
2. 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"
(synonym) luck, fortune, hazard
(hypernym) phenomenon
(hyponym) bad luck, mischance, mishap
3. a risk involving danger; "you take a chance when you let her drive"
(hypernym) risk, peril, danger
(derivation) gamble, risk, hazard, take chances, adventure, run a risk, take a chance
4. 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"
(synonym) probability
(hypernym) measure, quantity, amount
(hyponym) conditional probability, contingent probability
Verb
1. be the case by chance; "I chanced to meet my old friend in the street"
(hypernym) happen, hap, go on, pass off, occur, pass, fall out, come about, take place
(hyponym) happen
(derivation) opportunity
2. take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome; "When you buy these stocks you are gambling"
(synonym) gamble, risk, hazard, take chances, adventure, run a risk, take a chance
(hypernym) try, seek, attempt, essay, assay
(hyponym) go for broke
3. 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"
(synonym) find, happen, bump, encounter
Adjective
1. 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"
(synonym) accidental, casual, chance(a)
(similar) unplanned

n. chance, possibility, opportunity, fortune, probability of advancement or success, odds

n. luck, chance, fortune; accident, opportunity