chance

How to sign: 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";

Similiar / Same: find, bump, encounter, happen

chance

How to sign: take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome
"When you buy these stocks you are gambling";

Similiar / Same: gamble, take chances, adventure, run a risk, take a chance, risk, hazard

Categories: assay, attempt, essay, seek, try

Within this category: go for broke, luck it

chance

How to sign: a measure of how likely it is that some event will occur
"what is the probability of rain?"; "we have a good chance of winning";

Similiar / Same: probability

Categories: amount, measure, quantity

Within this category: conditional probability, cross section, exceedance, fair chance, fat chance, joint probability, risk, risk

chance

How to sign: a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
"the holiday gave us the opportunity to visit Washington"; "now is your chance";

Similiar / Same: opportunity

Categories: possibility, possibleness

Within this category: brass ring, day, fresh start, hearing, hunting ground, occasion, opening, room, say, shot, street, throw