Meaning

2 senses

  1. Used to ask a question more politely

    Are you by any chance looking for a new staff member?

    You wouldn't like to come, by any chance?

    vielleicht

    случайноslučajno

    часомčasom

  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see by, any, chance.

Examples

231 sentences

  1. I met Tom in Boston by chance.

    Я випадково зустрів Тома у Бостоні. — deniko

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  2. I met her by chance on a train.

    Я випадково зустрів її у потязі. — deniko

    ruЯ случайно встретил её в поезде. — marafon

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  3. I met Tom by chance on the train yesterday.

    Вчора я випадково зустрівся з Томом у потязі. — deniko

    ruЯ вчера случайно встретил в поезде Тома. — marafon

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  4. Did Tom, by any chance, let Mary drive the car?

    Чи Том випадково не дозволив Мері вести його машину? — deniko

    deIst es möglich, dass Tom Maria den Wagen hat fahren lassen? — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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  5. I met an old friend by chance at that party the other day.

    Цими днями я випадково зустрів старого друга на вечірці. — ChickenKiev

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Translations

7 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
possibly; perhaps:
Русский
By meaning 1
possibly; perhaps:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
possibly; perhaps:

Synonyms

4 synonyms
perhapsA2possiblyA2perchanceby chance

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
byA1byeA1bygone

Dictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.

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