present participle of chance upon

Hoping that (something is the case), even if it is unlikely.

(slang, dated) To take a risk.

A reasonable chance of success.

An opportunity to redeem oneself after a previous error or failure.

A person whom one knows, often only minimally, having originally met them by chance, without prior arrangement.

A town on the Avalon Peninsula isthmus, in east Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. / A locality in Walgett Shire, northern New South Wales, Australia.

(non-native speakers' English) The best moment to take a picture of a moving subject.

A town in Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.

To not believe that someone will achieve their stated aim.