We found 4 definitions of by chance from 2 different sources.
Adverb |
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by chance - without advance planning; "they met accidentally" | ||
accidentally, circumstantially, unexpectedly | ||
by chance - through chance, "To sleep, perchance to dream.." | ||
perchance | ||
by chance - by accident; "betrayed by a word haply overheard" | ||
haply, by luck |