/tʃɑːns/
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
Examples
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"Chance" means something might happen.
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"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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