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0 an occasion that allows something to be done:
I didn't get/have a chance to speak to her.
[ + to infinitive ] If you give me a chance to speak, I'll explain.
Society has to give prisoners a second chance when they come out of jail.
I'd go now given half a chance (= if I had the slightest opportunity).
1 the level of possibility that something will happen:
You'd have a better chance/more chance of passing your exams if you worked a bit harder.
[ + (that) ] There's a good chance (that) I'll have this essay finished by tomorrow.
There's a slim/slight chance (that) I might have to go to Manchester next week.
If we hurry, there's still an outside (= very small) chance of catching the plane.
"Is there any chance of speaking to him?" "Not a/No chance, I'm afraid."
UK John thinks they're in with a chance (= they have a possibility of doing or getting what they want).
Her resignation has improved my chances of promotion.
What are her chances of survival?
[ + that ] What are the chances that they'll win?
2 a possibility that something negative will happen:
3 the force that causes things to happen without any known cause or reason for doing so:
Roulette is a game of chance.
I got this job completely by chance.
[ + (that) ] It was pure/sheer chance (that) we met.
We must double-check everything and leave nothing to chance.
Are you Hungarian, by any chance?
You wouldn't, by any chance, have a calculator on you, would you?
4 to risk something:
5 to happen or do something by chance:
[ + to infinitive ] They chanced to be in the restaurant when I arrived.
I chanced on/upon (= found unexpectedly) some old love letters in a drawer.
Ten years after leaving school, we chanced on/upon (= unexpectedly met) each other in Regent Street.
6 happening in a way that is not planned or does not have any known cause or reason:
7 an occasion that allows something to be done; an opportunity:
8 a level of possibility that something will happen; likelihood:
I’ve applied to seven different universities, and there’s a good chance I’ll get into two of them.
9 a possibility that something bad will happen; a risk:
10 the happening of something in a way that no one could have known, so that it seems to have no cause:
11 to do something although it involves risk:
It’s a very popular restaurant, and we may not get a table, but let’s chance it.
12 to happen or find something in a way that is not planned or expected: