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chanced

Variant of chance

noun

  1. the happening of events without apparent cause, or the apparent absence of cause or design; fortuity; luck: to leave things to chance
  2. an unpredictable event or accidental happening
  3. a risk or gamble
  4. a ticket in a lottery or raffle
  5. an advantageous or opportune time or occasion; opportunity: you'll have a chance to go
  6. a possibility or probability: there is little chance of success; what are their chances of winning?
  7. Archaic a mishap; mischance
  8. Baseball an opportunity to field a ball on which a fielder is credited with a putout or assist, or charged with an error

adjective

happening by chance; accidental: a chance encounter

intransitive verb chanced, chancing

  1. to have the fortune, good or bad: I chanced to see them
  2. to happen by chance

transitive verb

to leave to chance; risk: let's chance it

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2010 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio. Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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