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1Chanced — Chance Chance, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Chanced}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Chancing}.] To happen, come, or arrive, without design or expectation. Things that chance daily. Robynson (More s Utopia). [1913 Webster] If a bird s nest chance to be before thee.… …
2chanced — adjective Discovered by chance. His new formula was a chanced discovery …
3chanced — tʃɑËns n. possibility, prospect; opportunity; fortune; risk, danger v. occur, happen, take place; jeopardize, endanger adj. accidental, random, unexpected …
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5Jatayu (Ramayana) — chanced upon the stricken and dying Jatayu in their search for Sita, he informs them of the fight between him and Ravana and the direction in which Ravana had gone (i.e., south).In this context, the contribution of Jatayu s brother, Sampaati, is… …
6fell on — chanced upon; met with (hard times, etc.); attacked, assaulted …
7chance 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, ↑ …
8chance — [[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… …
9chance — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French, from Vulgar Latin *cadentia fall, from Latin cadent , cadens, present participle of cadere to fall; perhaps akin to Sanskrit śad to fall off Date: 14th century 1. a. something that happens… …
10chance — 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 …