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Verb chance has 3 senses
  1. chance - be the case by chance; "I chanced to meet my old friend in the street"
    --1 is one way to
    happen, hap, go on, pass off, occur, pass, fall out, come about, take place
    Derived forms: noun chance1, noun chance2
    Sample sentence:
    Something ----s
  2. gamble, chance, risk, hazard, take chances, adventure, run a risk, take a chance - take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome; "When you buy these stocks you are gambling"
    --2 is one way to try, seek, attempt, essay, assay
    Derived form: noun chance3
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
  3. find, happen, chance, bump, encounter - come upon, as if by accident; meet with; "We find this idea in Plato"; "I happened upon the most wonderful bakery not very far from here"; "She chanced upon an interesting book in the bookstore the other day"
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s something
chance-half correlation chance-medley chance-of-clouds chance chance event chance on chance upon chance variable chanced chanceful chancel chancellery chancellor chancellor of the exchequer chancellors chancellorship chancellorsville

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