plural of chance

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of chance

simple past tense and past participle of chance

(mycology) A widely distributed edible mushroom, Cantharellus cibarius, being yellow and trumpet-shaped; or any similar mushroom of the genera Cantharellus, Polyozellus or Gomphus, not all of which are edible.

(European folklore, also figuratively) In pre-modern European folklore: an infant of a magical creature that was secretly exchanged for a human infant. In British, Irish and Scandinavian mythology the exchanged infants were thought to be those of fairies, sprites or trolls; in other places, they were ascribed to demons, devils, or witches.

(archaic, rare) Changeable, fickle, inconstant, wavering.

(idiomatic) To risk doing something; to try something risky.

Capable of being changed. / Subject to sudden or frequent changes. / (of a species) Capable of camouflaging itself by changing colour.

(music) A division of a pipe organ for accompanying a choir.

Any song with French words, but more specifically a classic, lyric-driven French song. / (obsolete) A religious song.