"Chance" meaning in English

See Chance in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /t͡ʃæns/, [t͡ʃʰɛəns~t͡ʃʰeəns] [Canada, US], [t͡ʃʰæns~t͡ʃʰans] [General-Australian, Ireland, Northern-England], /t͡ʃɑːns/, [t͡ʃʰɑːns] [Cockney, Received-Pronunciation], [t͡ʃʰɐːns] [New-Zealand] Audio: en-uk-chance.ogg [UK], en-us-chance.ogg [US] Forms: Chances [plural]
Rhymes: -ɑːns, -æns Head templates: {{en-proper noun|~|s}} Chance (countable and uncountable, plural Chances)
  1. An unincorporated community in Adair County, Kentucky, United States. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Places in Kentucky, USA, Places in the United States, Unincorporated communities in Kentucky, USA, Unincorporated communities in the United States
    Sense id: en-Chance-en-name-Ven1bJyX
  2. A census-designated place in Somerset County, Maryland, United States. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Census-designated places in Maryland, USA, Census-designated places in the United States, Places in Maryland, USA, Places in the United States
    Sense id: en-Chance-en-name-~BCjTr5k
  3. A census-designated place in Adair County, Oklahoma, United States. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Census-designated places in Oklahoma, USA, Census-designated places in the United States, Places in Oklahoma, USA, Places in the United States
    Sense id: en-Chance-en-name-SucXL4V-
  4. An unincorporated community in Perkins County, South Dakota, United States. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Places in South Dakota, USA, Places in the United States, Unincorporated communities in South Dakota, USA, Unincorporated communities in the United States
    Sense id: en-Chance-en-name-ADPSpbbN Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 6 15 15 31 6 24 2
  5. An unincorporated community in Essex County, Virginia, United States. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Places in Virginia, USA, Places in the United States, Unincorporated communities in Virginia, USA, Unincorporated communities in the United States
    Sense id: en-Chance-en-name-3L9rknCN
  6. A male given name from English, an American pet form of Chauncey, in modern usage also associated with the word chance. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): English given names, English male given names, English diminutives of male given names
    Sense id: en-Chance-en-name-pa1VZk9f Disambiguation of English diminutives of male given names: 7 10 10 14 7 50 2 Categories (other): English entries with language name categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 7 12 12 26 7 32 5
  7. A surname. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-Chance-en-name-EMUC1F3L Categories (other): English surnames

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          "Essex County",
          "Essex County#English"
        ],
        [
          "Virginia",
          "Virginia#English"
        ],
        [
          "United States",
          "United States#English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "countable",
        "uncountable"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English given names",
        "English male given names",
        "English male given names from English"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A male given name from English, an American pet form of Chauncey, in modern usage also associated with the word chance."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "given name",
          "given name"
        ],
        [
          "Chauncey",
          "Chauncey"
        ],
        [
          "chance",
          "chance"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "countable",
        "uncountable"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English surnames"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A surname."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "surname",
          "surname"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "countable",
        "uncountable"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡ʃæns/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[t͡ʃʰɛəns~t͡ʃʰeəns]",
      "tags": [
        "Canada",
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[t͡ʃʰæns~t͡ʃʰans]",
      "tags": [
        "General-Australian",
        "Ireland",
        "Northern-England"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡ʃɑːns/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[t͡ʃʰɑːns]",
      "tags": [
        "Cockney",
        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[t͡ʃʰɐːns]",
      "tags": [
        "New-Zealand"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɑːns"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-æns"
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-uk-chance.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/8/8e/En-uk-chance.ogg/En-uk-chance.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/8e/En-uk-chance.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (UK)"
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-chance.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/8/88/En-us-chance.ogg/En-us-chance.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/88/En-us-chance.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (US)"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Chance"
}

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