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Betekenis van het woord chances in het Nederlands

Wat betekent chances in het Engels? Ontdek de betekenis, uitspraak en specifiek gebruik van dit woord met Lingoland

chances

Zelfstandig Naamwoord

1.

kansen

a possibility of something happening.

Voorbeeld:
•
there is little chance of his finding a job
Synoniem:
possibilityprospectprobabilityoddslikelihoodexpectationanticipationfeasibilityplausibilityriskthreatmenacehazarddangerfearperilliabilityhopeopportunitypromise
Synoniem:
unlikelihood
2.

kansen

the occurrence and development of events in the absence of any obvious design.

Voorbeeld:
•
he met his brother by chance
Synoniem:
accidentcoincidenceserendipityfatedestinyfortuityfortuneprovidencefreakhazardhappenstancefortuitouslyby accidentaccidentallycoincidentallyunintentionallyinadvertentlyunwittinglyunknowinglyunawaresunconsciously
Synoniem:
intentionallyknowingly

Werkwoord

1.

kansen

do something by accident or without design.

Voorbeeld:
•
if they chanced to meet
Synoniem:
happen
2.

kansen

do (something) despite its being dangerous or of uncertain outcome.

Voorbeeld:
•
she waited a few seconds and chanced another look
Synoniem:
riskhazardventuretryessay
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chanceby chancestand a chancetake a chance