chance, n.
(chances)
freq. cnt. 54
(chances)
freq. cnt. 54
a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
<noun.state> freq. cnt.: 107 freq. cnt.: 67 freq. cnt.: 40
chance opportunity
sample sentences
"the holiday gave us the opportunity to visit Washington""now is your chance"
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lexical pointers
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an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another
<noun.phenomenon> freq. cnt.: 19 freq. cnt.: 8 freq. cnt.: 6 freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 1
chance fortune hazard luck
sample sentences
"bad luck caused his downfall""we ran into each other by pure chance"
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lexical pointers
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a risk involving danger
<noun.act> freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 4
chance
sample sentences
"you take a chance when you let her drive"
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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
<noun.attribute> freq. cnt.: 32 freq. cnt.: 30 freq. cnt.: 2
chance probability
sample sentences
"the probability that an unbiased coin will fall with the head up is 0.5""if that phone call is for me, chances are it's my wife"
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the possibility of future success
<noun.state> freq. cnt.: 10 freq. cnt.: 10
chance prospect
sample sentences
"his prospects as a writer are excellent"
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