What is the meaning of by chance?

(adv.) ()
- synonyms: perchance
By accident.
- usage: "betrayed by a word haply overheard"
- synonyms: haply, by luck
Without advance planning.
- usage: "they met accidentally"
- synonyms: accidentally, circumstantially, unexpectedly

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APA	WordNet. (2010). by chance. Retrieved September 20, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/by_chance/definitions/1250877
Chicago	WordNet. 2010. "by chance" http://smartdefine.org/by_chance/definitions/1250877 (accessed September 20, 2026).
Harvard	WordNet 2010, by chance, Smart Define, viewed 20 September, 2026, <http://smartdefine.org/by_chance/definitions/1250877>.
MLA	WordNet. "by chance" 23 October 2010. Web. 20 September 2026. <http://smartdefine.org/by_chance/definitions/1250877>

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