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bechance
[
bih-
chans
,
-
chahns
]
be·chance
/
bɪˈtʃæns
,
-ˈtʃɑns
/
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[
bih-
chans
,
-
chahns
]
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verb (used without object),
verb
(used with object)
-chanced,
-chanc·ing.
Archaic
.
to befall.
Origin:
1520–30;
from phrase
by chance
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bechance
(bɪˈtʃɑːns)
—
vb
archaic
(
intr
) to happen (to)
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
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