I . n.
1.
Accident, hap, fortuity, fortune, luck.
2.
Possibility, contingency.
3.
Opportunity, occasion, opening.
4.
Uncertainty, contingency, fortuity.
5.
Fortuitous event, piece of luck, stroke of good luck.
6.
Risk, hazard, peril, jeopardy.
II . v. n.
Happen, occur, befall, betide, take place, fall out, turn up, come to pass.