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noun(chance)something that happens unpredictably without discernible human intention or observable cause
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noun(chance)the assumed impersonal purposeless determiner of unaccountable happenings : luck
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noun(chance)the fortuitous or incalculable element in existence : contingency
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verb(chance)to take place, come about, or turn out by chance : happen
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verb(chance)to have the good or bad luck
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verb(chance)to come or light by chance
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noun(chance)accidental homicide not entirely without fault of the killer but without evil intent
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noun(chance)haphazard action : confusion
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noun phrase(chance)likelihood that someone will continue to live in spite of present-day difficult conditions (such as being ill or injured)
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idiom(chance)to find (something) or meet (someone) by chance
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idiom(chance)—used to say that something good or desirable is not likely to happen
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noun(chance)a bare chance in one's favor
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noun(chance)a chance that may be realized by a struggle
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noun phrase(chance)a game (such as a dice game) in which chance rather than skill determines the outcome
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noun(chance)the best chance for personal or financial gain