Meaning

6 senses
  1. To try or risk.

    Shall we carry the umbrella, or chance a rainstorm?

    riskieren, wagen

    take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome

  2. To discover something by chance.

    He chanced upon a kindly stranger who showed him the way.

  3. (Belize)To rob, cheat or swindle someone.

    The car broke down a week after I bought it. I was chanced by that fast-talking salesman.

  4. (Nigeria)To take an opportunity from someone; to cut a queue.

  5. (archaic, intransitive)To happen by chance, to occur.

    It chanced that I found a solution the very next day.

    be the case by chance

  6. (archaic, transitive)To befall; to happen to.

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

  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

  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

  4. I haven't had a chance yet.

    Я ще не мав такої можливості. — deniko

  5. Just give me a chance, OK?

    Просто дай мені шанс, гаразд? — shanghainese

Translations

3 languages
Deutsch
By meaning 1
to try or risk:

Origin

From Middle English chancen, chauncen, from the noun (see above).

From Middle English chancen, chauncen, from the noun (see above).

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Forms

chances, chancing, chanced, chanced
Base formchance · to chance
3rd person singularchances
Present participlechancing
Past simplechanced
Past participlechanced

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theychance
he, she, itchances

Past simpleLesson

all personschanced

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave chanced
he, she, ithas chanced

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill chance

Synonyms

22 synonyms
to try:testB2
to cheat someone:deceiveB2
to discover something:come across
to happen:come to pass
Close in meaning

Word family

3 related words

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

neighbours in the dictionary
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