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{ "term": "chance", "partOfSpeech": "noun", "ox3000": true, "cefr": "a2", "definitions": [ { "senseNumber": 1, "definition": "a possibility of something happening, especially something that you want", "sensetop": "chance of doing somethingchance that…chance of somebody/something doing somethingchance of somethingchance at somethingchance for somethingwith a chance", "cefr": "a2", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "She only has a **slim chance** of passing the exam.", "contextForm": "chance of doing something" }, { "text": "Is there any chance of getting tickets for tonight?" }, { "text": "There's a **good chance** that I'll be back in time.", "contextForm": "chance that…" }, { "text": "There is **no chance** that he will change his mind." }, { "text": "What chance is there of anybody being found alive?", "contextForm": "chance of somebody/something doing something" }, { "text": "There is **little chance** of that happening." }, { "text": "The operation **has a** fifty-fifty **chance** of success.", "contextForm": "chance of something" }, { "text": "Nowadays a premature baby has a very good chance of survival." }, { "text": "Not wearing a helmet could **increase your chance** of injury." }, { "text": "The Met Office said there was an 80 **per cent chance** of severe weather." }, { "text": "Now that he's met the love of his life, he finally has a chance at real happiness.", "contextForm": "chance at something" }, { "text": "We believe the plan has a good chance for success.", "contextForm": "chance for something" }, { "text": "They are the one team with a chance of beating us.", "contextForm": "with a chance" }, { "text": "an **outside chance** *(= a very small one)*" }, { "text": "The chances are a million to one against being struck by lightning." }, { "text": "As long as there is an outside chance, we will go for it." }, { "text": "He didn't want to risk the chance of being discovered." }, { "text": "They had zero chance of survival." }, { "text": "How do you rate our chances of finding her?" }, { "text": "I don't fancy our chances of getting there on time." }, { "text": "It was a mistake which eliminated any chance of an Australian victory." }, { "text": "She has every chance of passing the exam if she works hard." }, { "text": "She played left-handed to give her opponent a fair chance." }, { "text": "The doctors gave him little chance of surviving the night." }, { "text": "The missing climber's chances of survival are slim." }, { "text": "There is a very real chance that the film will win an award." }, { "text": "There was only a million-to-one chance of it happening." }, { "text": "There's a fair chance that nobody will come to the talk." }, { "text": "They have a 90 per cent chance of success." }, { "text": "What are his survival chances?" }, { "text": "the variety with the best chance for success" } ], "collocations": { "adjective": ["excellent", "good", "high"], "verb + chance": ["give somebody", "be in with", "have"], "preposition": ["by any chance", "chance of", "chance for"], "phrases": ["fat chance", "have every chance", "no chance!"] } }, { "senseNumber": 2, "definition": "a suitable time or situation when you have the opportunity to do something", "sensetop": "chance of somethingchance to do somethingchance for somebody to do something", "cefr": "a2", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "It was the chance she had been waiting for." }, { "text": "Jeff deceived me once already—I won't give him **a second chance**." }, { "text": "This is your **big chance** *(= opportunity for success)*." }, { "text": "We won't **get another chance** of a holiday this year.", "contextForm": "chance of something" }, { "text": "Please **give me a chance** to explain.", "contextForm": "chance to do something" }, { "text": "You'll **have the chance** to ask questions at the end." }, { "text": "The team **missed their chance** to win the cup." }, { "text": "Tonight is your **last chance** to catch the play at your local theatre." }, { "text": "She **jumped at the chance** to go back to Australia." }, { "text": "He realized that this might be his **only chance** to save himself." }, { "text": "There will be a chance for parents to look around the school.", "contextForm": "chance for somebody to do something" }, { "text": "He deserves the chance to give his side of the story." }, { "text": "Given the chance, I'd retire tomorrow." }, { "text": "He blew four of his seven save chances." }, { "text": "She had wasted a golden chance to make history." }, { "text": "I finally had the chance to meet my hero." }, { "text": "I would welcome the chance to give my opinion." }, { "text": "I wouldn't pass up the chance of working for them." }, { "text": "If she let this chance slip, she would regret it for the rest of her life." }, { "text": "Katie was his last real chance at happiness." }, { "text": "No child should be denied the chance of growing up in a family." }, { "text": "She spotted her chance of making a quick profit." }, { "text": "Take every chance that comes your way." }, { "text": "The new college is intended to improve the life chances of children in the inner city." }, { "text": "The teacher gave her one last chance to prove she could behave." }, { "text": "The team created several clear chances but failed to score." }, { "text": "There are no second chances in this business." }, { "text": "They blew their chance to go second in the league." }, { "text": "This is the ideal chance for him to show his ability." }, { "text": "This is your big chance—grab it with both hands." }, { "text": "Travis had left the door open—she seized her chance and was through it like a shot." }, { "text": "When the chance came to go to Paris, she jumped at it." }, { "text": "We won't get another chance at a vacation this year." } ], "collocations": { "adjective": ["equal", "fair", "good"], "… of chance": ["element"], "verb + chance": ["get", "have", "deserve"], "chance + verb": ["arise", "come", "come your way"], "preposition": ["chance at"], "phrases": ["given the chance", "half a chance", "let a chance slip"] } }, { "senseNumber": 3, "definition": "an unpleasant or dangerous possibility", "sensetop": "chance on somebody/somethingchance with somebody/something", "cefr": "a2", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "When installing electrical equipment don't **take any chances**. A mistake could kill." }, { "text": "The car might break down but that's a chance we'll have to take." }, { "text": "The producers didn't want to take a chance on an unknown actor.", "contextForm": "chance on somebody/something" }, { "text": "The police were taking no chances with the protesters.", "contextForm": "chance with somebody/something" } ], "topics": ["Danger"], "collocations": { "verb + chance": ["take"], "preposition": ["chance on", "chance with"] } }, { "senseNumber": 4, "definition": "the way that some things happen without any cause that you can see or understand", "cefr": "a2", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "I met her **by chance** *(= without planning to)* at the airport." }, { "text": "Chess is not a **game of chance**." }, { "text": "It was **pure chance** that we were both there." }, { "text": "We'll plan everything very carefully and **leave nothing to chance**." }, { "text": "We met by chance at the airport." }, { "text": "There is always an element of chance in buying a used car." }, { "text": "The results could simply be due to chance." }, { "text": "The police came upon the hideout purely by chance." }, { "text": "Leaving nothing to chance, he delivered the letter himself." }, { "text": "I got most answers right through sheer chance." }, { "text": "By a happy chance he bumped into an old friend on the plane." } ], "collocations": { "adjective": ["mere", "pure", "sheer"], "verb + chance": ["leave something to"], "preposition": ["by chance", "due to chance", "through chance"], "phrases": ["a game of chance", "take your chances"] } }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "happening in a way that was lucky, although it was not planned", "examples": [ { "text": "As chance would have it, John was going to London too, so I went with him." } ] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "to have the possibility of succeeding or achieving something", "labels": "(British English, informal)", "examples": [ { "text": "‘Do you think we'll win?’ ‘I think we're in with a chance.’" }, { "text": "He's in with a good chance of passing the exam." }, { "text": "After a poor start, they are now in with a chance of winning the league." } ], "topics": ["Doubt, guessing and certainty"] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "used especially in questions, to ask whether something is true, possible, etc.", "examples": [ { "text": "Are you in love with him, by any chance?" }, { "text": "Are you by any chance Mr Ludd?" } ] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "it is likely that…", "labels": "(informal)", "examples": [ { "text": "The chances are you won't have to pay." } ] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "people say chance would be a fine thing to show that they would like to do or have the thing that somebody has mentioned, but that they do not think that it is very likely", "labels": "(British English, informal)", "examples": [] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "used for saying that you do not believe something is likely to happen", "labels": "(informal)", "examples": [ { "text": "‘They might let us in without tickets.’ ‘Fat chance of that!’" }, { "text": "Fat chance of him helping you!" } ] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "a small chance of being successful if a great effort is made", "examples": [ { "text": "We still have a fighting chance of beating them and winning the Cup." }, { "text": "If you win this round then you still have a fighting chance." } ], "topics": ["Success"] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "to give somebody/something some opportunity to do something", "examples": [ { "text": "That dog will give you a nasty bite, given half a chance." } ] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "to be equally likely to do or not do something", "examples": [ { "text": "She has more than an even chance of winning tomorrow." }, { "text": "There’s an even chance that the jury will find him guilty." } ] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "there is no possibility", "labels": "(informal)", "examples": [ { "text": "‘Do you think he'll do it?’ ‘No chance.’" } ] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "to have no chance at all", "labels": "(informal)", "examples": [] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "to have no chance at all", "examples": [ { "text": "He hasn't a dog's chance of passing the exam." } ] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "to have no chance at all", "labels": "(informal)", "examples": [ { "text": "There isn't a snowball's chance in hell that I'll wear that thing!" } ] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "because of the possibility of something happening, although it is unlikely", "examples": [ { "text": "I didn't think you'd be at home but I just called by on the off chance." }, { "text": "She scanned the crowd on the off chance of seeing someone she knew." }, { "text": "I called in at the office on the off chance that you would still be there." }, { "text": "I rang the company just on the off chance that they might have a vacancy." } ] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "a reasonable chance of success", "examples": [], "topics": ["Success"] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "to have the possibility of succeeding or achieving something", "examples": [ { "text": "The driver didn't stand a chance of stopping in time." }, { "text": "He doesn't stand a chance of winning against such an experienced player." } ], "topics": ["Doubt, guessing and certainty"] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "to decide to do something, knowing that it might be the wrong choice", "examples": [ { "text": "We took a chance on the weather and planned to have the party outside." }, { "text": "The manager took a chance on the young goalkeeper." }, { "text": "The guide book didn't mention the hotel, but we decided to take a chance." } ], "topics": ["Preferences and decisions"] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "to take a risk or to use the opportunities that you have and hope that things will happen in the way that you want", "examples": [ { "text": "He took his chances and jumped into the water." } ] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "with the hope of using a particular situation in order to gain some advantage for yourself", "labels": "(British English, usually disapproving)", "examples": [] } ], "pronunciations": { "uk": [ { "pronunciation": "/tʃɑːns/", "audio": "ch/chance/chance__gb_4.mp3" } ], "us": [ { "pronunciation": "/tʃæns/", "audio": "ch/chance/chance__us_1.mp3" } ] }, "wordOrigin": "Middle English: from Old French cheance, from cheoir ‘fall, befall’, based on Latin cadere." }