by chance in English

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{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "by chance",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Expression"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "expansion": "[POS TABLE]",
      "name": "expression"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "phrase",
  "senses": [
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "It is a good thing I saw her by chance, since I needed to tell her something and couldn't call her!"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "If something happens by chance, that means it happens even though it was not planned or expected."
      ],
      "id": "simple-by_chance-en-phrase-JaoIIV9e"
    }
  ],
  "word": "by chance"
}

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{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "by chance",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Expression"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "expansion": "[POS TABLE]",
      "name": "expression"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "phrase",
  "senses": [
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "It is a good thing I saw her by chance, since I needed to tell her something and couldn't call her!"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "If something happens by chance, that means it happens even though it was not planned or expected."
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "by chance"
}

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"by chance" meaning in English

Phrase