it was pure chance
1pure — [ pjur ] adjective *** 1. ) usually before noun a pure substance or material has nothing mixed with it that might spoil its quality or effect: pure gold/alcohol ─ opposite IMPURE a ) a pure sound, color, light, etc. is very clear and beautiful:… …
2chance — 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 …
3chance — 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 …
4pure */*/*/ — UK [pjʊə(r)] / US [pjʊr] adjective Word forms pure : adjective pure comparative purer superlative purest 1) a pure substance or material has nothing mixed with it that might spoil its quality or effect pure gold/alcohol 2) [only before noun] used …
5pure*/*/ — [pjʊə] adj 1) a pure substance has nothing mixed with it that might spoil its quality Ant: impure pure gold/alcohol[/ex] clean, pure drinking water[/ex] 2) used for emphasis a smile of pure happiness[/ex] Perhaps it was pure chance that the other …
6pure — W3S3 [pjuə US pjur] adj ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(not mixed)¦ 2¦(complete)¦ 3¦(clean)¦ 4 pure and simple 5¦(morally good)¦ 6¦(colour or sound)¦ 7¦(typical)¦ 8¦(breed/race)¦ 9¦(art or study)¦ 10 pure science/maths etc …
7Chance and Necessity — is a 1970 book by Jacques Monod, interpreting the processes of evolution to show that life is only the result of natural processes by pure chance . It has been described as a manifesto of materialist biology in the most reductivist sense .[1] The …
8chance — I n. opportunity possibility 1) to have, stand a chance of (she has a good chance of success; he doesn t have a ghost of a chance) 2) to let a chance slip by; to miss one s chance 3) an earthly, poor, slight, slim; even; fair; fighting; good;… …
9pure — adjective 1 NOT MIXED not mixed with anything else: Is this sweater made of pure wool? | The cocaine was 95% pure. | The purest form of the southern accent can be heard in Tennessee. 2 pure chance/greed/hell etc complete chance etc: By pure… …
10chance — chance1 [ tʃæns ] noun *** 1. ) count usually singular an opportunity for you to do something, especially something that you want to do: OPPORTUNITY: chance for: The meetings are very short, so there is little chance for real discussion. the… …
