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chance on something — ˈchance on/upon sb/sth derived (formal) to find or meet sb/sth unexpectedly or by chance • One day he chanced upon Emma s diary and began reading it. Main entry: ↑chancederived … Useful english dictionary
chance upon — verb find unexpectedly the archeologists chanced upon an old tomb she struck a goldmine The hikers finally struck the main path to the lake • Syn: ↑fall upon, ↑strike, ↑come upon, ↑light upon, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
chance upon — phrasal verb chance on or chance upon [transitive] Word forms chance on : present tense I/you/we/they chance on he/she/it chances on present participle chancing on past tense chanced on past participle chanced on mainly literary to find or see… … English dictionary
alight upon something — aˈlight on/upon sth derived to think of, find or notice sth, especially by chance • Eventually, we alighted on the idea of seeking sponsorship. • Her eyes suddenly alighted on the bundle of documents. Main entry: ↑alightderived … Useful english dictionary
hit upon something — ˈhit on/upon sth derived no passive (rather informal) to think of a good idea suddenly or by chance • She hit on the perfect title for her new novel. Main entry: ↑hitderived … Useful english dictionary
chance — chance1 W1S1 [tʃa:ns US tʃæns] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(possibility)¦ 2¦(opportunity)¦ 3¦(risk)¦ 4¦(likely to succeed)¦ 5¦(luck)¦ 6 stand/have a chance (of something/of doing something) 7 by any chance 8 any chance of ...? 9 be in with a chance … Dictionary of contemporary English
chance — 1 noun 1 POSSIBILITY (C, U) how possible or likely it is that something will happen, especially something that you want: chance/chances of: What are her chances of survival? | there s a chance (that): There s always the chance that something will … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
chance — [[t]tʃɑ͟ːns, tʃæ̱ns[/t]] ♦ chances, chancing, chanced 1) N VAR: oft N of ing/n, N that If there is a chance of something happening, it is possible that it will happen. Do you think they have a chance of beating Australia?... This partnership has… … English dictionary
chance on — verb find unexpectedly the archeologists chanced upon an old tomb she struck a goldmine The hikers finally struck the main path to the lake • Syn: ↑fall upon, ↑strike, ↑come upon, ↑light upon, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
chance — noun 1》 a possibility of something happening. 2》 (chances) the probability of something desirable happening. 3》 an opportunity. 4》 the occurrence of events in the absence of any obvious intention or cause: he met his brother by chance. verb 1》 do … English new terms dictionary
