Chances
/ˈtʃɑːnsɪz/
Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM
Scrabble:14 ptsWWF:16 pts7 letters
Definition of Chances
noun
- An opportunity or possibility.
"We had the chance to meet the president last week."
- Random occurrence; luck.
"Why leave it to chance when a few simple steps will secure the desired outcome?"
- The probability of something happening.
"There is a 30 percent chance of rain tomorrow."
- What befalls or happens to a person; their lot or fate.
verb
- To happen by chance, to occur.
"It chanced that I found a solution the very next day."
- To befall; to happen to.
- To try or risk.
"Shall we carry the umbrella, or chance a rainstorm?"
- To discover something by chance.
"He chanced upon a kindly stranger who showed him the way."
- (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."
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