Chance
noun
The possibility of something happening.
There is a good chance that it will rain today.
Often appears as...
- stand a chance
- chance meeting
noun
An opportunity to do something.
I didn't get a chance to say goodbye.
Often appears as...
- get a chance
- give a chance
noun
A risk or gamble.
It's a big chance to take, but it might just work.
Often appears as...
- take a chance
- by any chance
verb
Do something even though there might be a risk.
I decided to chance it and go without a map.
Often appears as...
- chance upon
- chance it
adverb
By accident or luck.
I chance met my old teacher in the supermarket.
Often appears as...
- chance meeting
- chance across
adjective
Occurring randomly.
A chance meeting led to their reconciliation.
Often appears as...
- chance encounter
- chance happening
noun
The possibility of something happening.
There is a good chance that it will rain today.
Often appears as...
- stand a chance
- chance meeting
noun
An opportunity to do something.
I didn't get a chance to say goodbye.
Often appears as...
- get a chance
- give a chance
noun
A risk or gamble.
It's a big chance to take, but it might just work.
Often appears as...
- take a chance
- by any chance
verb
Do something even though there might be a risk.
I decided to chance it and go without a map.
Often appears as...
- chance upon
- chance it
adverb
By accident or luck.
I chance met my old teacher in the supermarket.
Often appears as...
- chance meeting
- chance across
adjective
Occurring randomly.
A chance meeting led to their reconciliation.
Often appears as...
- chance encounter
- chance happening
Definition 1 of 6
Pro Tip 1/2Uncertain Outcome
Use 'chance' to express uncertainty about future events, not guaranteed outcomes.
She has a fair chance of winning the competition.
Pro Tip 2/2Quantifying Probability
'Chance' can be modified to indicate the degree of possibility, like 'slim chance' or 'high chance'.
There's a slim chance of him arriving on time.
Pro Tip 1/2Uncertain Outcome
Use 'chance' to express uncertainty about future events, not guaranteed outcomes.
She has a fair chance of winning the competition.
Pro Tip 2/2Quantifying Probability
'Chance' can be modified to indicate the degree of possibility, like 'slim chance' or 'high chance'.
There's a slim chance of him arriving on time.
Pro Tip 1/2Uncertain Outcome
Use 'chance' to express uncertainty about future events, not guaranteed outcomes.
She has a fair chance of winning the competition.
Pro Tip 2/2Quantifying Probability
'Chance' can be modified to indicate the degree of possibility, like 'slim chance' or 'high chance'.
There's a slim chance of him arriving on time.
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Why do people get so...
Writing down your worries can also help. This strategy may give you a chance to reevaluate a stressful experience, freeing up working memory. And if you have the chance, physical activity, like a brisk walk, deepens breathing and helps relieve muscle tension, preventing anxiety from building. You can also use your knowledge about the brain
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What does my headscarf...
there's a high chance that you're going to want to help that person out. But for the person in the room who has no shared experiences with you it becomes extremely difficult to find that connection. The idea of finding someone different to mentor, someone who doesn't come from the same background as you, whatever that background is,
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The benefits of a...
chances are you belong to the world's bilingual and multilingual majority. And besides having an easier time traveling or watching movies without subtitles, knowing two or more languages means that your brain may actually look and work differently than those of your monolingual friends.
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Can You Survive...
was still wedged hard and I was starting to get tired such intense pressure on your legs can cause deep vein thrombosis I'm only submerged to my hips if you're unlucky enough to go down as far as your neck then there's a good chance that the pressure on your chest could prevent you
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Questions No One Knows...
and given life a chance to get underway billions, or certainly many millions of years earlier than happened on Earth. If just a few of them had spawned intelligent life and started creating technologies, those technologies would have had millions of years
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Can you solve the pirate...
to increase the chances of his plan being accepted. But it turns out he can do much better than that. Why? Like we said, the pirates all know each other to be top-notch logicians. So when each votes, they won't just be thinking about the current proposal,
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What would happen if you...
Drinking well might also have various long-term benefits. Studies have shown that optimal hydration can lower the chance of stroke, help manage diabetes, and potentially reduce the risk of certain types of cancer.
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How to deal with...
after I left this meeting my editor told me that he had said how I always wondered how that little girl would survive I had thought her only chances were
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Why are some people...
If you know an older left-handed person, chances are they had to learn to write or eat with their right hand. And in many parts of the world,
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The Largest Predator in...
this is the chance to get close to the world's largest predator
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Why do people get so...
Writing down your worries can also help. This strategy may give you a chance to reevaluate a stressful experience, freeing up working memory. And if you have the chance, physical activity, like a brisk walk, deepens breathing and helps relieve muscle tension, preventing anxiety from building. You can also use your knowledge about the brain
Video examples
What does my headscarf...
there's a high chance that you're going to want to help that person out. But for the person in the room who has no shared experiences with you it becomes extremely difficult to find that connection. The idea of finding someone different to mentor, someone who doesn't come from the same background as you, whatever that background is,
Video examples
The benefits of a...
chances are you belong to the world's bilingual and multilingual majority. And besides having an easier time traveling or watching movies without subtitles, knowing two or more languages means that your brain may actually look and work differently than those of your monolingual friends.
Video examples
Can You Survive...
was still wedged hard and I was starting to get tired such intense pressure on your legs can cause deep vein thrombosis I'm only submerged to my hips if you're unlucky enough to go down as far as your neck then there's a good chance that the pressure on your chest could prevent you
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Questions No One Knows...
and given life a chance to get underway billions, or certainly many millions of years earlier than happened on Earth. If just a few of them had spawned intelligent life and started creating technologies, those technologies would have had millions of years
Video examples
Can you solve the pirate...
to increase the chances of his plan being accepted. But it turns out he can do much better than that. Why? Like we said, the pirates all know each other to be top-notch logicians. So when each votes, they won't just be thinking about the current proposal,
Video examples
What would happen if you...
Drinking well might also have various long-term benefits. Studies have shown that optimal hydration can lower the chance of stroke, help manage diabetes, and potentially reduce the risk of certain types of cancer.
Video examples
How to deal with...
after I left this meeting my editor told me that he had said how I always wondered how that little girl would survive I had thought her only chances were
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Why are some people...
If you know an older left-handed person, chances are they had to learn to write or eat with their right hand. And in many parts of the world,
Video examples
The Largest Predator in...
this is the chance to get close to the world's largest predator
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Jim Rohn
American Businessman
If you don't design your own life plan, chances are you'll fall into someone else's plan. And guess what they have planned for you? Not much.
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Toni Kroos
German Athlete
I like to create chances, to shoot when I play farther forward, but I also like playing deeper, as you have more time on the ball.
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Nicolas Cage
Actor
I think it's no secret that I've tried to take chances in my career and also in my life, and I believe to not live in fear.
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Paolo Maldini
Italian Athlete
I got the chance to play the sport that I love, which was football, successfully for 25 years. Life has been great for me.
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Dale Carnegie
American Writer
Take a chance! All life is a chance. The man who goes farthest is generally the one who is willing to do and dare.
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Tom Holland
English Actor
I feel like if you put something out into the universe, then you increase your chances of it happening.
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Oprah Winfrey
American Entertainer
Cheers to a new year and another chance for us to get it right.
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John Lennon
English Musician
All we are saying is give peace a chance.
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Lucius Annaeus Seneca
Roman Statesman
No man was ever wise by chance.
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Yitzhak Rabin
Israeli Statesman
Give peace a chance.
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Jim Rohn
American Businessman
If you don't design your own life plan, chances are you'll fall into someone else's plan. And guess what they have planned for you? Not much.
Quote examples
Toni Kroos
German Athlete
I like to create chances, to shoot when I play farther forward, but I also like playing deeper, as you have more time on the ball.
Quote examples
Nicolas Cage
Actor
I think it's no secret that I've tried to take chances in my career and also in my life, and I believe to not live in fear.
Quote examples
Paolo Maldini
Italian Athlete
I got the chance to play the sport that I love, which was football, successfully for 25 years. Life has been great for me.
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Dale Carnegie
American Writer
Take a chance! All life is a chance. The man who goes farthest is generally the one who is willing to do and dare.
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Tom Holland
English Actor
I feel like if you put something out into the universe, then you increase your chances of it happening.
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Oprah Winfrey
American Entertainer
Cheers to a new year and another chance for us to get it right.
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John Lennon
English Musician
All we are saying is give peace a chance.
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Lucius Annaeus Seneca
Roman Statesman
No man was ever wise by chance.
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Yitzhak Rabin
Israeli Statesman
Give peace a chance.
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