chance
chance is a 6-letter English word with 19 senses as noun, intransitive verb, transitive verb, adjective, adverb, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: A supposed material or psychical agent or mode of activity other than a force, law, or purpose; fortune; fate; -- in this sense often personified. Face value is 13 in Scrabble and 15 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
Definitions
- noun. A supposed material or psychical agent or mode of activity other than a force, law, or purpose; fortune; fate; -- in this sense often personified.
- noun. The operation or activity of such agent.
- noun. The supposed effect of such an agent; something that befalls, as the result of unknown or unconsidered forces; the issue of uncertain conditions; an event not calculated upon; an unexpected occurrence; a happening; accident; fortuity; casualty.
- noun. A possibility; a likelihood; an opportunity; -- with reference to a doubtful result; as, a chance to escape; a chance for life; the chances are all against him.
- noun. Probability.
- intransitive verb. To happen, come, or arrive, without design or expectation.
- transitive verb. To take the chances of; to venture upon; -- usually with it as object.
- transitive verb. To befall; to happen to.
- adjective. Happening by chance; casual.
- adverb. By chance; perchance.
- noun. a risk involving danger
"you take a chance when you let her drive"
- noun. a measure of how likely it is that some event will occur; a number expressing the ratio of favorable cases to the whole number of cases possible
"the probability that an unbiased coin will fall with the head up is 0.5"
- noun. 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"
- noun. the possibility of future success
"his prospects as a writer are excellent"
- noun. a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
"the holiday gave us the opportunity to visit Washington"
"now is your chance"
- verb. 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"
- verb. take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome
"When you buy these stocks you are gambling"
- verb. be the case by chance
"I chanced to meet my old friend in the street"
- adjective. occurring or appearing or singled out by chance
"seek help from casual passers-by"
"a casual meeting"
Synonyms
probability, fortune, hazard, luck, prospect, opportunity, bump, encounter, find, happen, adventure, gamble, risk, casual
Common word forms
chanced, chancer, chances, chancing, chanceful, chanceable, chanceless
Words from these letters
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