chancing
/CH AE1 N S IH0 NG/verb
- 1
To happen by chance, to occur.
“It chanced that I found a solution the very next day.”
- 2
To befall; to happen to.
- 3
To try or risk.
“Shall we carry the umbrella, or chance a rainstorm?”
- 4
To discover something by chance.
“He chanced upon a kindly stranger who showed him the way.”
- 5
(Belize) To rob, cheat or swindle someone.
“The car broke down a week after I bought it. I was chanced by that fast-talking salesman.”
noun
- 1
Something that happens by chance.
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