Hypernym

verb

English

come to pass

chance 1

verbdomain: v society

Princeton WordNet [ver.3.1]

English

English

Definition

be the case by chance

Examples

1.I chanced to meet my old friend in the street

Derivationally related form

noun

English

an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another

noun

English

a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances

Hyponym

verb

English

chance to be or do something, without intention or causation

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