chances
Pronunciation:
/ˈtʃɑːnsɪz//ˈtʃænsɪz/noun
Definitions
An opportunity or possibility.
Example: We had the chance to meet the president last week.
Random occurrence; luck.
Example: Why leave it to chance when a few simple steps will secure the desired outcome?
The probability of something happening.
Example: There is a 30 percent chance of rain tomorrow.
What befalls or happens to a person; their lot or fate.
verb
Definitions
To happen by chance, to occur.
Example: It chanced that I found a solution the very next day.
To befall; to happen to.
To try or risk.
Example: Shall we carry the umbrella, or chance a rainstorm?
To discover something by chance.
Example: He chanced upon a kindly stranger who showed him the way.