Kilo Lingo

chance

/tʃɑːns/

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Translation

A time when something might happen; a possibility.

Word origin

From Old French cheance, meaning a fall of the dice or how things fall out.

Origin
Old French
Root
cheance

Grammar

Gender
Pluralchances

Examples

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"Chance" means something might happen.

Everyone .

"Chances" is the plural, meaning more than one chance.

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Here "chance" is the time when winning is possible.

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This word is part of lesson 18.