¹ chance noun

• an opportunity to do something : an amount of time or a situation in which something can be done —often followed by to + verb
• the possibility that something will happen —often + of —often plural —often + of
• the way that events happen when they are not planned or controlled by people : luck

² chance verb

• to accept the danger of (doing something) : risk
• —used to describe something that happens because of luck or chance—followed by to + verb

³ chance adjective

• happening without being planned or controlled by people : happening by chance