Word a Day
chance
What does chance mean?
chance (noun): an opportunity or possibility.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you use chance in a sentence?
- Now is your chance. (Princeton WordNet 3.1)
How do you pronounce chance?
/tʃæns/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does chance come from?
From Middle English chance, cheance, chaunce, cheaunce, a borrowing from Old French cheance (“accident, chance, luck”), from Vulgar Latin *cadentia (“falling”).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
What are synonyms of chance?
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
Test yourself: do you know “chance”?
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What does “chance” mean?
an inclination to want things
Not quite: that's what desire means.
an opportunity or possibility
Right! That's what “chance” means.
accepted or habitual practice
Not quite: that's what custom means.
a social unit living together
Not quite: that's what household means.
Which word is closest in meaning to “chance”?
opportunity
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association
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development
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information
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