chance - Meaning in Konkani

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chance - Meaning in Konkani

chance Word Forms & Inflections

Definitions and Meaning of chance in English

chance adjective

1. occurring or appearing or singled out by chance

   Synonyms

   casual

   Examples

   • "a casual meeting"
   • "a chance occurrence"
   • "seek help from casual passers-by"

chance noun

1. a risk involving danger

   Example

   • "you take a chance when you let her drive"
2. 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

   Synonyms

   probability

   Examples

   • "if that phone call is for me, chances are it's my wife"
   • "the probability that an unbiased coin will fall with the head up is 0.5"
3. an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another

   Synonyms

   fortune, fortune, hazard, hazard, luck, luck

   Examples

   • "bad luck caused his downfall"
   • "we ran into each other by pure chance"
4. the possibility of future success

   Synonyms

   prospect

   Example

   • "his prospects as a writer are excellent"
5. a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances

   Synonyms

   opportunity

   Examples

   • "now is your chance"
   • "the holiday gave us the opportunity to visit Washington"

chance verb

1. come upon, as if by accident; meet with

   Synonyms

   bump, encounter, find, happen

   Examples

   • "I happened upon the most wonderful bakery not very far from here"
   • "She chanced upon an interesting book in the bookstore the other day"
   • "We find this idea in Plato"
2. take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome

   Synonyms

   adventure, gamble, gamble, hazard, hazard, risk, run a risk, take a chance, take chances

   Example

   • "When you buy these stocks you are gambling"
3. be the case by chance

   Example

   • "I chanced to meet my old friend in the street"

Synonyms of chance

• probability
• fortune, hazard, luck
• prospect
• opportunity
• bump, encounter, find, happen
• adventure, gamble, hazard, risk, run a risk, take a chance, take chances
• casual

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