Definitions

chance on

VERB

meet

Synonyms

STRONGEST

contact face find greet see

STRONG

accost collide confront cross encounter engage experience grapple hit light luck salute stumble tumble tussle

WEAK

brush against bump into come across come up against dig up fall in with get-together make a meet meet face to face rendezvous with rub eyeballs run across run into run up against touch shoulders

Antonyms

STRONG

avoid evade let go lose shun

WEAK

cancel dodge miss

Example Sentences

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Ohashi thanks Pacific Reign Gymnastics, a U.S. national training center in Woodinville, Wash., “for taking a chance on me.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 24, 2026

Veiga was selected and caught the eye of a scout, who decided to take a chance on him.

From Barron's • Jun. 2, 2026

So if you’re gunning for a job that is unlike what you studied or did in the past, you need references who will advocate taking a chance on you.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

His first chance on cup final day hit the back of the net.

From BBC • May 23, 2026

This might be how she saw Sacheen Littlefeather’s speech and decided to take a chance on her own dreams.

From "I Can Make This Promise" by Christine Day

chance on

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