chance
US /tʃæns/
Definition
a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
Tested in TOEIC business and workplace contexts.
Examples
There is a good chance that the shipment will arrive early.
Word Family
NounNoun
chance gốc
chant
chanter
VerbVerb
chance gốc
chant
AdjectiveAdj
chance gốc
chancy
AdverbAdv
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Synonyms
- opportunitya possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
- probabilitya measure of how likely it is that some event will occur; a number expressing the ratio of favorable cases to the whole number of cases possible
- prospectthe possibility of future success
Collocations
- Easy give a second chance to apologizeto provide or present something regarding a second chance to apologize
- Medium seize a valuable market expansion chanceto seize a valuable market expansion chance, meaning to take hold of; grab
- Hard leave nothing to blind random chanceto leave nothing to blind random chance, meaning to go away from a place
- Very Hard by a miraculous stroke of chancethrough the means, agency, or authority of a miraculous stroke of chance
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