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- [chans, chahns]
- /tʃæns, tʃɑns/
- /tʃɑːns/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [chans, chahns]
- /tʃæns, tʃɑns/
Definitions of chancing word
- noun chancing 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 chancing luck or fortune: a game of chance. 1
- noun chancing a possibility or probability of anything happening: a fifty-percent chance of success. 1
- noun chancing an opportune or favorable time; opportunity: Now is your chance. 1
- noun chancing Baseball. an opportunity to field the ball and make a put-out or assist. 1
- noun chancing a risk or hazard: Take a chance. 1
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Origin of chancing
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
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Parts of speech for Chancing
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
chancing 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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