CHANCE

verb

Definition

To happen, come, or arrive, without design or expectation. "Things that chance daily." Robynson (More's Utopia). If a bird's nest chance to be before thee. Deut. xxii. 6. I chanced on this letter. Shak.

Other Definitions

This word also has 3 other definitions:

CHANCE (adjective)

Happening by chance; casual.

CHANCE (adverb)

By chance; perchance. Gray.

CHANCE (noun)

1. A supposed material or psychical agent or mode of activity other than a force, law, or purpose; fortune; fate; -- in this sense often personifed. I...

Added: October 09, 2025 Updated: October 09, 2025

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