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How to pronounce chance
Say it like this: /t͡ʃæns/ [t͡ʃʰæns]. Listen to real recordings below and compare how it sounds in different accents.
What does chance mean?
nounAn opportunity or possibility.
“There was a fat/slim chance that my letter would arrive in time.”
Random occurrence; luck.
“My whole life seems to be ruled by blind chance.”
The probability of something happening.
“There is a 30 percent chance of rain tomorrow.”
adjHappening by chance, casual.
advPerchance; perhaps.
verbTo happen by chance, to occur.
“It chanced that I found a solution the very next day.”
To befall; to happen to.
To try or risk.
“Shall we carry the umbrella, or chance a rainstorm?”
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