Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: chance
IPA transcription: [tʃ'æns]
Pronunciations of chance
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adverb meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: casual, chance(a)
    Meaning: occurring or appearing or singled out by chance; "seek help from casual passers-by"; "a casual meeting"; "a chance occurrence"
noun meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: opportunity, chance
    Meaning: a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances; "the holiday gave us the opportunity to visit Washington"; "now is your chance"
  • Synonyms: luck, fortune, chance, hazard
    Meaning: an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another; "bad luck caused his downfall"; "we ran into each other by pure chance"
  • Synonyms: chance
    Meaning: a risk involving danger; "you take a chance when you let her drive"
  • Synonyms: probability, chance
    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; "the probability that an unbiased coin will fall with the head up is 0.5"
verb meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: chance
    Meaning: be the case by chance; "I chanced to meet my old friend in the street"
  • Synonyms: gamble, chance, risk, hazard, take_chances, adventure, run_a_risk, take_a_chance
    Meaning: take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome; "When you buy these stocks you are gambling"
Usage examples
  • Chance is not.
  • What a chance!
  • What a chance!
  • I saw my chance.
  • "Now's my chance!
  • Or--did you chance it?"
  • It was his last chance.
  • Leave it to chance indeed!
  • I shan't give him a chance.
  • "We must all take our chance.
0. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording McJob, License CC BY-SA 4.0
1. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Rock–paper–scissors, License CC BY-SA 4.0
2. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Introduction to evolution, License CC BY-SA 4.0
3. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Hillary Clinton, License CC BY-SA 4.0
4. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Gaucher's disease, License CC BY-SA 4.0
5. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Island fox, License CC BY-SA 4.0
6. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Sequence alignment, License CC BY-SA 4.0
7. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Stuyvesant High School, License CC BY-SA 4.0
8. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Elizabeth I of England, License CC BY-SA 4.0
9. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Istana Negara, Jalan Istana, License CC BY-SA 4.0