Chance vs. Change
Chanceadverb
(obsolete) Perchance; perhaps.
Chancenoun
(countable) An opportunity or possibility.
Chancenoun
(uncountable) Random occurrence; luck.
Chancenoun
(countable) The probability of something happening.
Chancenoun
What befalls or happens to a person; their lot or fate.
Chanceadjective
Happening by chance, casual.
Chanceverb
To happen by chance, to occur.
Chanceverb
To befall; to happen to.
Chanceverb
To try or risk.
Chanceverb
To discover something by chance.
Chanceverb
(Belize) To rob, cheat or swindle someone.
Chancenoun
A supposed material or psychical agent or mode of activity other than a force, law, or purpose; fortune; fate; - in this sense often personified.
Chancenoun
The operation or activity of such agent.
Chancenoun
The supposed effect of such an agent; something that befalls, as the result of unknown or unconsidered forces; the issue of uncertain conditions; an event not calculated upon; an unexpected occurrence; a happening; accident; fortuity; casualty.
Chancenoun
A possibility; a likelihood; an opportunity; - with reference to a doubtful result; as, a chance to escape; a chance for life; the chances are all against him.
Chancenoun
Probability.
Chanceverb
To happen, come, or arrive, without design or expectation.
Chanceverb
To take the chances of; to venture upon; - usually with it as object.
Chanceverb
To befall; to happen to.
Chanceadjective
Happening by chance; casual.
Chanceadverb
By chance; perchance.
Chancenoun
a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances;
Chancenoun
an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another;
Chancenoun
a risk involving danger;
Chancenoun
a measure of how likely it is that some event will occur;
Chanceverb
be the case by chance;
Chanceverb
take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome;
Chanceverb
come upon, as if by accident; meet with;
Chanceadjective
occurring or appearing or singled out by chance;
Changeverb
(intransitive) To become something different.
Changeverb
To make something into something else.
Changeverb
(transitive) To replace.
Changeverb
(intransitive) To replace one's clothing.
Changeverb
(intransitive) To transfer to another vehicle (train, bus, etc.)
Changeverb
(archaic) To exchange.
Changeverb
(transitive) To change hand while riding (a horse).
Changenoun
(countable) The process of becoming different.
Changenoun
(uncountable) Small denominations of money given in exchange for a larger denomination.
Changenoun
(countable) A replacement, e.g. a change of clothes
Changenoun
(uncountable) Money given back when a customer hands over more than the exact price of an item.
Changenoun
(uncountable) Coins (as opposed to paper money).
Changenoun
(countable) A transfer between vehicles.
Changenoun
(baseball) A change-up pitch.
Changenoun
(campanology) Any order in which a number of bells are struck, other than that of the diatonic scale.
Changenoun
(dated) A place where merchants and others meet to transact business; an exchange.
Changenoun
A public house; an alehouse.
Changeverb
To alter; to make different; to cause to pass from one state to another; as, to change the position, character, or appearance of a thing; to change the countenance.
Changeverb
To alter by substituting something else for, or by giving up for something else; as, to change the clothes; to change one's occupation; to change one's intention.
Changeverb
To give and take reciprocally; to exchange; - followed by with; as, to change place, or hats, or money, with another.
Changeverb
Specifically: To give, or receive, smaller denominations of money (technically called change) for; as, to change a gold coin or a bank bill.
Changeverb
To be altered; to undergo variation; as, men sometimes change for the better.
Changeverb
To pass from one phase to another; as, the moon changes to-morrow night.
Changenoun
Any variation or alteration; a passing from one state or form to another; as, a change of countenance; a change of habits or principles.
Changenoun
A succesion or substitution of one thing in the place of another; a difference; novelty; variety; as, a change of seasons.
Changenoun
A passing from one phase to another; as, a change of the moon.
Changenoun
Alteration in the order of a series; permutation.
Changenoun
That which makes a variety, or may be substituted for another.
Changenoun
Small money; the money by means of which the larger coins and bank bills are made available in small dealings; hence, the balance returned when payment is tendered by a coin or note exceeding the sum due.
Changenoun
A place where merchants and others meet to transact business; a building appropriated for mercantile transactions.
Changenoun
A public house; an alehouse.
Changenoun
Any order in which a number of bells are struck, other than that of the diatonic scale.
Changenoun
an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another;
Changenoun
a relational difference between states; especially between states before and after some event;
Changenoun
the action of changing something;
Changenoun
the result of alteration or modification;
Changenoun
the balance of money received when the amount you tender is greater than the amount due;
Changenoun
a thing that is different;
Changenoun
a different or fresh set of clothes;
Changenoun
coins of small denomination regarded collectively;
Changenoun
money received in return for its equivalent in a larger denomination or a different currency;
Changenoun
a difference that is usually pleasant;
Changeverb
undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature;
Changeverb
cause to change; make different; cause a transformation;
Changeverb
make or become different in some particular way, without permanently losing one's or its former characteristics or essence;
Changeverb
lay aside, abandon, or leave for another;
Changeverb
change clothes; put on different clothes;
Changeverb
exchange or replace with another, usually of the same kind or category;
Changeverb
give to, and receive from, one another;
Changeverb
change from one vehicle or transportation line to another;
Changeverb
become deeper in tone;
Changeverb
remove or replace the coverings of;
