chance
/t͡ʃæns/ [t͡ʃʰæns]
Word Rarity
Common
Frequency: 5.26 in modern English
13
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Happening by chance, casual.
Example Sentences
- "We had the chance to meet the president last week: we have a good/strong chance of making / to make a profit."
- "There was a fat/slim chance that my letter would arrive in time."
- "If you get the chance, try and catch the new production of "Hamlet.""
- "Here was my chance. I took the old man aside, and two or three glasses of Old Crow launched him into reminiscence."
- "It never even occurred to me in my fondest dreams that I might have the chance to help the sons and daughters of those students and to help people like them all over this country. But now I do have that chance, and I'll let you in on a secret: I mean to use it."
- "Why leave it to chance when a few simple steps will secure the desired outcome?"
Etymology
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: *ḱh₂d-, chance, cheance, *cadentia, cadere, chancen
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /t͡ʃæns/ [t͡ʃʰæns]
- British English: /t͡ʃɑːns/ [t͡ʃʰɑːns]