chance (
http://definr.com/chance)
adj : occurring or appearing or singled out by chance; "their
accidental meeting led to a renewal of their
friendship"; "seek help from casual passers-by"; "a
casual meeting"; "a chance occurrence" [syn:
accidental,
casual,
chance(a)]
n 1: a possibility due to a favorable combination of
circumstances; "the holiday gave us the opportunity to
visit Washington"; "now is your chance" [syn:
opportunity]
2: an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event
to result one way rather than another; "bad luck caused
his downfall"; "we ran into each other by pure chance"
[syn:
luck,
fortune,
hazard]
3: a risk involving danger; "you take a chance when you let her
drive"
4: a measure of how likely it is that some event will occur;
"what is the probability of rain?"; "we have a good chance
of winning" [syn:
probability]
v 1: be the case by chance; "I chanced to meet my old friend in
the street"
2: take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome; "When you
buy these stocks you are gambling" [syn:
gamble,
risk,
hazard,
take chances,
adventure,
run a risk, {take
a chance}]
3: come upon, as if by accident; meet with; "We find this idea
in Plato"; "I happened upon the most wonderful bakery not
very far from here"; "She chanced upon an interesting book
in the bookstore the other day" [syn:
find,
happen,
bump,
encounter]