Chance

Chance

See also: chance

English

Proper noun

Chance

1. A male given name, an American pet form of Chauncey, in modern usage also associated with the word chance.

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German

Etymology

Borrowed from French chance.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃãːs(ə)/, /ˈʃɔ̃ːs(ə)/, /ˈʃaŋs(ə)/, /ˈʃɔŋs(ə)/, /ˈʃaŋzə/, /ˈʃɔŋzə/ (roughly ordered from standard to substandard, though all are common)

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Noun

Chance f (genitive Chance, plural Chancen)

1. chance
   • 2010, Der Spiegel, issue 43/2010, page 170:

     Frauen haben bessere Chancen, schwerste Unfälle zu überleben, als Männer.

     Women have better chances to survive the most serious accidents than men.

Declension

Declension of Chance

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Chance	die	Chancen
genitive	einer	der	Chance	der	Chancen
dative	einer	der	Chance	den	Chancen
accusative	eine	die	Chance	die	Chancen

Derived terms

• Chancengleichheit
• chancenlos
• Chancentod

Further reading

• Chance in Duden online