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n.
opportunity
possibility
1) to have, stand a ~ of (she has a good ~ of success; he doesn't have a ghost of a ~)
2) to let a ~ slip by; to miss one's ~
3) an earthly, poor, slight, slim; even; fair; fighting; good; last; only; outside; sporting ~ (he doesn't have an earthly ~ of being elected)
4) little, small ~ (there is little ~ of that happening)
5) a ~ against (she doesn't stand a ~ against such strong competitors)
6) a ~ for (a ~ for success)
7) a ~ to + inf. (she had a ~ to visit her family)
8) a ~ that + clause (there is no ~ that she will win)
luck
9) to take a ~ on
to try one's luck at
10) to leave smt. to ~
11) pure, sheer ~
12) a lucky ~
13) by ~ (it was by pure ~ that we met)
II
v.
1) ( d ; intr. ) to ~ upon ('to find by ~') (to ~ upon a rare item)
2) ( formal ) ( E ) ('to happen') I ~d to be there when they arrived