random in English: Happening or chosen by chance, without any plan or pattern. (adjective)

Translation

Happening or chosen by chance, without any plan or pattern.

Word origin

From Old French randon meaning speed or rush, from randir, to run fast; at random first meant at great speed and later came to mean without aim.

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Random means decided by chance, not by a plan.

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A random number cannot be guessed in advance.

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In informal speech, random can mean strange and unexpected.

chance

A time when something might happen; a possibility.

luck

Good or bad things that happen to you by chance.

choose

To pick one thing from two or more because you want it or think it is best.

order

To ask for food, drink, or goods to be brought to you.

any

Some amount or number, used mostly in questions and negative sentences.

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