chance

Definitions of chance in various dictionaries:

noun - a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances

noun - an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another

noun - a risk involving danger

noun - a measure of how likely it is that some event will occur

noun - the possibility of future success

verb - be the case by chance

verb - take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome

verb - come upon, as if by accident

adj - occurring or appearing or singled out by chance

The space around the altar of a church for the clergy and sometimes the choir, often enclosed by a lattice or railing.

verb - to expose to a risk (a chance of injury or loss)