Idioms for chance
Origin of chance
1250–1300; Middle English < Old French
chance,
cheance < Vulgar Latin
*cadentia a befalling, happening; see
cadenza
SYNONYMS FOR chance
OTHER WORDS FROM chance
chance·less, adjective un·chanced, adjectiveWords nearby chance
champs-elysées,
chan chan,
chan.,
chanaan,
chanc.,
chance,
chance it,
chance music,
chance on,
chance-medley,
chanceful
British Dictionary definitions for chance on
chance
/ (tʃɑːns) /
noun
verb
Derived forms of chance
chanceful, adjective chanceless, adjectiveWord Origin for chance
C13: from Old French
cheance, from
cheoir to fall, occur, from Latin
cadere
Idioms and Phrases with chance on (1 of 2)
chance on
Also, chance upon. Happen upon, find or meet accidentally, as in In Paris we chanced on a wonderful little restaurant, or Andrew chanced upon his karate teacher in the health-food store. [Mid-1500s]
Idioms and Phrases with chance on (2 of 2)
chance