chance, v.
(chanced, chances, chancing)
freq. cnt. 3
(chanced, chances, chancing)
freq. cnt. 3
be the case by chance
<verb.social> freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2
chance
sample sentences
"I chanced to meet my old friend in the street"verb frames
Something ----s
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take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome
<verb.social> freq. cnt.: 20 freq. cnt.: 7 freq. cnt.: 6 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
adventure chance gamble hazard risk run a risk take a chance take chances
sample sentences
"When you buy these stocks you are gambling"verb frames
Somebody ----sSomebody ----s PP
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
verb frames
Somebody ----s that CLAUSEverb frames
Somebody ----s that CLAUSEverb frames
Somebody ----s that CLAUSEverb frames
Somebody ----s that CLAUSEverb frames
Somebody ----s that CLAUSEverb frames
Somebody ----s that CLAUSEverb frames
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
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hypernym
hyponym
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
<verb.possession> freq. cnt.: 168 freq. cnt.: 159 freq. cnt.: 8 freq. cnt.: 1
bump chance encounter find happen
sample sentences
"We find this idea in Plato""I happened upon the most wonderful bakery not very far from here"
"She chanced upon an interesting book in the bookstore the other day"
verb frames
Somebody ----s somethingThey %s the money in the closet
verb frames
Somebody ----s somethingverb frames
Somebody ----s somethingverb frames
Somebody ----s somethingverb frames
Somebody ----s something
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