Definitionen
1.NounAn opportunity or possibility."We had the chance to meet the president last week: we have a good/strong chance of making / to make a profit.; There was a fat/slim chance that my letter would arrive in time.; If you get the chance, try and catch the new production of "Hamlet.""
2.NounRandom occurrence; luck."Why leave it to chance when a few simple steps will secure the desired outcome?; My whole life seems to be ruled by blind chance."
3.NounThe probability of something happening."There is a 30 percent chance of rain tomorrow."
4.Nounprobability; possibility.
5.NounWhat befalls or happens to a person; their lot or fate.
6.AdjectiveHappening by chance, casual.
7.AdverbPerchance; perhaps.
8.VerbTo happen by chance, to occur."It chanced that I found a solution the very next day."
9.VerbTo befall; to happen to.
10.VerbTo try or risk."Shall we carry the umbrella, or chance a rainstorm?"
11.VerbTo discover something by chance."He chanced upon a kindly stranger who showed him the way."
12.VerbTo rob, cheat or swindle someone."The car broke down a week after I bought it. I was chanced by that fast-talking salesman."
13.VerbTo take an opportunity from someone; to cut a queue.