CHANCING

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Definition

verb

To happen by chance, to occur.
“It chanced that I found a solution the very next day.”
To befall; to happen to.
To try or risk.
“Shall we carry the umbrella, or chance a rainstorm?”
To discover something by chance.
“He chanced upon a kindly stranger who showed him the way.”
(Belize) To rob, cheat or swindle someone.
“The car broke down a week after I bought it. I was chanced by that fast-talking salesman.”