noun

chance

Translation

opportunity, possibility, luck

This is your last chance.

There's a chance of rain today.

We met by chance at the store.

a chance to do sth. an opportunity to do sth. I had a chance to visit Paris.

a chance of sth. a possibility of sth. There is a chance of snow.

by chance accidentally We met by chance.

Synonyms: opportunity, possibility, luck; Antonyms: certainty, plan

From Old French 'cheance' (luck), from Latin 'cadere' (to fall), referring to how things 'fall out' by accident.

Think of a game of chance, like rolling dice. Each roll is a 'chance' to win, an opportunity that falls randomly.