by any chance

by any chance
by any chance spoken phrase
used when you are asking questions to find out whether something is true

You don’t happen to recall his name, by any chance?

Thesaurus: ways of asking questions and making requestshyponym to ask a question or questionssynonym
Main entry: chance

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possibly (used in tentative inquiries or suggestions)

were you looking for me by any chance?

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by any chance — see chance, 1
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Main Entry:any

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by ˈany chance idiom
used especially in questions, to ask whether sth is true, possible, etc.

Are you in love with him, by any chance?

Main entry:chanceidiom

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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