Chanced Meaning in English

word · lemma: chance

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Definición

'Chanced' is the past tense of 'chance' as a verb, meaning to do something by accident or to take a risk; for example, meeting someone by accident or attempting something uncertain.

Uso & Matices

'Chanced' is formal and rarely used in everyday conversation; 'chance to do something' is much more common. It often appears in literary contexts. Key collocations: 'chanced upon/on', 'chanced to meet'. Do not confuse with the noun 'chance' (opportunity, possibility).

• Spanish: encontrarse por casualidad - arriesgarse
• Portuguese (BR): encontrar por acaso - arriscar
• Portuguese (PT): encontrar por acaso - arriscar
• Chinese (Simplified): 偶然遇到 - 冒险
• Chinese (Traditional): 偶然遇到 - 冒險
• Hindi: संयोग से करना - जोखिम लेना
• Arabic: صادف بالصدفة - خاطر
• Bengali: হঠাৎ দেখা হওয়া - আকস্মিকভাবে দেখা - ঝুঁকি নেওয়া
• Russian: случайно встретить - наудачу попробовать - рискнуть
• Japanese: 偶然出会う - 偶然見つける - 思い切ってやる
• Vietnamese: tình cờ gặp - vô tình phát hiện - liều thử
• Korean: 우연히 만나다 - 우연히 발견하다 - 운에 맡기다
• Turkish: tesadüfen karşılaşmak - rastlamak - risk almak
• Urdu: اتفاقاً ملنا - اچانک سامنا ہونا - خطرہ مول لینا
• Indonesian: tidak sengaja bertemu - kebetulan menemukan - coba-coba

Oraciones de Ejemplo

I chanced to see my old friend at the market.

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I just chanced it and applied for the job, even though I wasn't sure I'd get it.

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He chanced upon a hidden door behind the bookshelf.

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She chanced a guess at the answer in class.

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We chanced upon an amazing little café while traveling.

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Have you ever chanced on a solution when you weren't even trying?

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