Meaning

5 senses

  1. (countable)An 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.

    Gelegenheit, Möglichkeit, Chance

    возмо́жностьvozmóžnostʹ, шансšans

    шансšans, можли́вістьmožlývistʹ

    the possibility of future success

  2. (uncountable)Random 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.

    Zufall

    случа́йностьslučájnostʹ

  3. (countable)The probability of something happening.

    There is a 30 percent chance of rain tomorrow.

    There is little chance of having the chance to approach such a big celeb.

    Wahrscheinlichkeit

    вероя́тностьverojátnostʹ, шансšans, возмо́жностьvozmóžnostʹ

    імові́рністьimovírnistʹ, можли́вістьmožlývistʹ, шансšans

  4. (countable, plural, uncountable)Probability; possibility.

    a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances

  5. (archaic, countable)What befalls or happens to a person; their lot or fate.

    Los, Schicksal

Examples

4208 sentences

  1. Don't let this chance slip by.

    Не змарнуй цієї можливості. — brambury

    ruНе упусти этот шанс. — afyodor

    deLass dir diese Gelegenheit nicht entgehen. — al_ex_an_der

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  2. I will give him another chance.

    Я йому дам другий шанс. — deniko

    ruЯ дам ему еще один шанс. — odexed

    deIch gebe ihm noch eine Chance. — Manfredo

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  3. We have little chance of winning.

    В нас мало шансів виграти. — iceman

    ruУ нас мало шансов выиграть. — igor_chubin

    deWir haben wenig Aussichten zu gewinnen. — Dejo

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  4. I haven't had a chance yet.

    Я ще не мав такої можливості. — deniko

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  5. Just give me a chance, OK?

    Просто дай мені шанс, гаразд? — shanghainese

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 2
an opportunity or possibility:
probability of something happening:
Русский
By meaning 3
an opportunity or possibility:
random occurrence:
probability of something happening:
Deutsch
By meaning 3
an opportunity or possibility:
probability of something happening:
lot or fate:

Origin

From Middle English chance, cheance, chaunce, cheaunce, a borrowing from Old French cheanc

From Middle English chance, cheance, chaunce, cheaunce, a borrowing from Old French cheance (“accident, chance, luck”), from Vulgar Latin *cadentia (“falling”), from Latin cadere (“to fall, to die, to happen, occur”). Doublet of cadence and cadenza.

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Forms

plural: chances
Singularchance
Pluralchances

regular

Synonyms

36 synonyms
fortuneA2adventureA2accidentA2hazardB1luckA1weirdB1possibilityB1destinyB2doomB2fatalityC1fateB2lotA2portionB2hap
Close in meaning
  • 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:probability
  • the possibility of future success:prospect
  • a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances:opportunity
  • an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another:luckfortunehazard

Word family

32 related words
Relatedchancy
Derivedbechanceby chancechanceablechance acquaintancechance cardchancefulchancelesschancelychance-medleychance passengerchancerchances arechancewiseeven chancefat chancefighting chancefirst-chance exceptionhalf-chancehappenchancemain chanceno chanceoff chanceoutside chanceoverchance

Lessons for this word

1 lessons

Collocations

12 patterns
  • a chance to
  • a good chance
  • there any chance
  • have a chance
  • chance to do
  • there's a chance
  • any chance
  • good chance
  • good chance that
  • get a chance
  • chance of winning
  • the chance to

See also

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