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an occasion that allows something to be done: get a chance I didn't get a chance to speak to her. have a chance If you have a chance, try the steak. give someone a chance He's a very smart kid and just needs someone to give him a chance. [ + to infinitive ] If you give me a chance to speak, I'll explain.
c. : the fortuitous or incalculable element in existence : contingency. … you surely have endured strange chances …. Alfred Tennyson. 2. : a situation favoring some purpose : opportunity. needed a chance to relax. 3. : a fielding opportunity in baseball.
chance noun (OPPORTUNITY) B1. the opportunity to do something: [ + to do sth ] I didn't get a chance to speak to you at the party. I hope you've had the chance to look around the exhibition. Give me a chance to prove that I can do the work.
Synonyms for CHANCE: luck, circumstance, accident, hazard, casualty, fate, hap, risk; Antonyms of CHANCE: purpose, intention, intent, plan, design, scheme, outline, sure thing.
an occasion that allows something to be done: get a chance I didn't get a chance to talk to her. have a chance If you have a chance, try the steak. give someone a chance He's a very smart kid and just needs someone to give him a chance. [ + to infinitive ] If you give me a chance to speak, I'll explain.
a share or ticket in a lottery or prize drawing: The charity is selling chances for a dollar each. chances, probability: The chances are that the train hasn't left yet. Midland and Southern U.S. a quantity or number (usually followed by of ): a fine chance of tomatoes, harvested fresh from the garden today.
There could be a chance of rain today or a chance you'll be the lead in the school play. Chance is sometimes about opportunity, as in getting a chance to try out for the baseball team. Sometimes it's just luck, as in taking a chance on a new car through a raffle at school.
Definition of chance noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English chance chance 1 / tʃɑːns $ tʃæns / S1 W1 noun 1 possibility [countable, uncountable] PROBABLY the possibility that something will happen, especially something you want There’s always the chance that something will go wrong. chance of What are the team’s chances of success?
Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular present tense chances , present participle chancing , past tense, past participle chanced. 1. variable noun [NOUN that] B1+. If there is a chance of something happening, it is possible that it will happen.
