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chance on

chance on
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [chans, chahns on, awn]
    • /tʃæns, tʃɑns ɒn, ɔn/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [chans, chahns on, awn]
    • /tʃæns, tʃɑns ɒn, ɔn/

Definitions of chance on words

  • noun chance on to come upon by accident 3
  • noun chance on to find or meet by chance 3
  • noun chance on the absence of any cause of events that can be predicted, understood, or controlled: often personified or treated as a positive agency: Chance governs all. 1
  • noun chance on luck or fortune: a game of chance. 1
  • noun chance on a possibility or probability of anything happening: a fifty-percent chance of success. 1
  • noun chance on an opportune or favorable time; opportunity: Now is your chance. 1
See all 18 definitions of chance on

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Origin of chance on

First appearance:

before 1250
One of the 11% oldest English words
1250-1300; Middle English < Old French chance, cheance < Vulgar Latin *cadentia a befalling, happening; see cadenza

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Chance on

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Chance on

chance on popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for chance on

verb chance on

  • clash — When people clash, they fight, argue, or disagree with each other.
  • greet — to lament; bewail.
  • face — the front part of the head, from the forehead to the chin.
  • see — to perceive with the eyes; look at.
  • contact — Contact involves meeting or communicating with someone, especially regularly.
All 32 Synonyms of chance on

Antonyms for chance on

verb chance on

  • release — to lease again.
  • shun — to keep away from (a place, person, object, etc.), from motives of dislike, caution, etc.; take pains to avoid.
  • surrender — to yield (something) to the possession or power of another; deliver up possession of on demand or under duress: to surrender the fort to the enemy; to surrender the stolen goods to the police.
  • avoid — If you avoid something unpleasant that might happen, you take action in order to prevent it from happening.
  • disconnect — SCSI reconnect
All 14 Antonyms of chance on

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