Словарь синонимов английского языка - chance

(n) 1. fortune, luck, fate: We met, as chance would have it, at the supermarket. Life is but a game of chance for those who cannot control their destiny. 2. opportunity, time, turn; occasion: You have had your chance to return the money, now it is too late. 3. Also, chances. likelihood, probability, prospect, odds, certainty, predictability; conceivability, possibility: Chances are that he'll be late. The chance of winning the lottery is pretty remote. 4. Also, chances. risk, speculation, gamble: You are taking a chance going out there without a weapon. I'll take my chances. 5. by chance. a accidentally, unintentionally, inadvertently: By chance the witness saw him talking to the suspect. b perhaps, maybe, possibly, conceivably: Have you by chance a match? -(adj) 6. casual, incidental, accidental, unintentional, inadvertent; unplanned, unpremeditated, unexpected, unforeseen; enlooked-for: The affair began with a chance meeting at a pub. -(v) 7. happen; occur, come to pass, take place, come about; befall, betide: We chanced to see him jogging in the park. It chanced that a passer-by called the police. 8. risk, hazard; imperil, endangeb, jeopardize, stake, bet, wager: Few would chance severe penalties or jail by lying on a tax return. Don't chance everything you'fe worked for!