[Elamur Dictionary](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/chance/) [dictionaries](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [English](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/) / [C](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/c/) / chance # chance noun (a chance, chances); verb (chance, chances, chanced, chancing — chance it); adjective (chance — a chance meeting) «chance» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova. ## Everyday 1. A chance is a time when you can do something; an opportunity. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chance/#m1) 2. Chance is how likely something is to happen; the possibility. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chance/#m2) 3. Chance is luck: things happening without anyone planning them. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chance/#m3) 4. To chance it (informal) is to try something risky and hope it works. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chance/#m4) ### In the lessons In maths, chance and probability describe how likely an event is, on a scale from impossible (0) through unlikely, even chance (1/2, «fifty-fifty») and likely to certain (1); tossing a coin has an even chance of heads; rolling a 6 on a die has a 1 in 6 chance. In safety, «don't take chances» means don't take risks. In everyday life, «give someone a second chance» is forgiving them. Phrases: «by chance», «take a chance», «a fair chance», «no chance», «even chance», «chances are», «second chance», «have a chance to». ### Examples - I didn't get a chance to say goodbye. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chance/#x1) - There's a good chance of rain tomorrow. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chance/#x2) - We met by chance at the shops. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chance/#x3) - What's the chance of rolling a six? It's 1 in 6. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chance/#x4) - Tossing a coin gives an even chance of heads or tails. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chance/#x5) - Give him a second chance; he said sorry. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chance/#x6) - Don't take chances when crossing the road. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chance/#x7) - No chance! I'm not jumping in that cold lake. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chance/#x8) - And at length chance helped him. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chance/#x9) ### Note Countable for opportunities («two chances»); uncountable for luck («by chance»). In maths, «chance of 1 in 4» = 1/4 = 25%. «Even chance» = 1/2. «Chances are» means «it is likely that». Do not confuse with «change». ## In Jewish tradition In maths, chance and probability describe how likely an event is, on a scale from impossible (0) through unlikely, even chance (1/2, «fifty-fifty») and likely to certain (1); tossing a coin has an even chance of heads; rolling a 6 on a die has a 1 in 6 chance. In safety, «don't take chances» means don't take risks. In everyday life, «give someone a second chance» is forgiving them. Phrases: «by chance», «take a chance», «a fair chance», «no chance», «even chance», «chances are», «second chance», «have a chance to». ### Examples - And Absalom chanced to meet the servants of David. (Prophets 2SA.18.9, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/chance/#x1) - And the young man that told him said: 'As I happened by chance upon mount Gilboa, behold, Saul leaned upon his spear; and, lo, the chariots and the horsemen pressed hard upon him. (Prophets 2SA.1.6, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/chance/#x2) ### Note Countable for opportunities («two chances»); uncountable for luck («by chance»). In maths, «chance of 1 in 4» = 1/4 = 25%. «Even chance» = 1/2. «Chances are» means «it is likely that». Do not confuse with «change». ## On Mova - [Trees and pragmatics of «chance» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chance/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames. - [«chance» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/chance.html) on Mova free. - [Trees and pragmatics of «chance» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/chance/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames. - [«chance» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/chance.html) on Mova free.