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And I thought, my God, there's an off chance that they will say something that's really worth preserving and there is one way to do that and I knew what it was because I come from television.
James Lipton

Meaning of "off chance" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF OFF CHANCE

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF OFF CHANCE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Off chance is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES OFF CHANCE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of off chance in the English dictionary

The definition of off chance in the dictionary is a slight possibility.


WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE OFF CHANCE

off air
off and on
off base
off beam
off break
off camera
off colour
off day
off duty
off key
off label
off limits
off message
off on one
off one´s game
off one´s guard
off one´s hands
off one´s head
off one´s nana
off one´s nut

WORDS THAT END LIKE OFF CHANCE

a dog´s chance
advance
bechance
Buckley´s chance
by chance
chance
enhance
fighting chance
hance
happenchance
mischance
not a cat in hell´s chance
off-chance
on the chance
on the off chance
on the off-chance
outside chance
perchance
snaphance
stand a chance
the main chance

Synonyms and antonyms of off chance in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «off chance» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF OFF CHANCE

Find out the translation of off chance to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of off chance from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «off chance» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

关闭的机会
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

remota posibilidad de
570 millions of speakers

English

off chance
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

बंद मौका
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

فرصة قبالة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

всякий случай
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

off oportunidade
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

দূরবর্তী সম্ভাবনা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

hasard
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Peluang luar
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

off Chance
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

オフのチャンス
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

오프 기회
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Mati kasempatan
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

ra cơ hội
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஆஃப் வாய்ப்பு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

बंद संधी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

şanssız
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

possibilità off
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

off szansa
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

всякий випадок
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

șansă off
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

off ευκαιρία
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

af kans
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

off chans
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

off sjanse
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of off chance

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «OFF CHANCE»

The term «off chance» is regularly used and occupies the 79.412 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «OFF CHANCE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «off chance» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «off chance» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about off chance

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2 QUOTES WITH «OFF CHANCE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word off chance.
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Ellie Kemper
I need to make sure that when I'm running out to the drugstore I'm not wearing a Biore strip or something. Not that I expect anyone to recognize me, but on the off chance they do, I just don't want to embarrass myself.
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James Lipton
And I thought, my God, there's an off chance that they will say something that's really worth preserving and there is one way to do that and I knew what it was because I come from television.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «OFF CHANCE»

Discover the use of off chance in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to off chance and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Veering: A Theory of Literature
'He veered towards the off-chance of this opening . . .': we cannot tell to whom this 'off-chance' is being ascribed, whether it is to be read, in effect, as Aaron Sisson's word or as the narrator's. In the unfolding of the novel we do not know what ...
Nicholas Royle, 2011
2
Sopolyrimu: Songs from the Villa
on. the. 'off-chance'. 1. with fresh white paint, & the boat's fair gleaming deck, provisions stowed, & charts been checked, no turning back, the voyage once begun, creaking timbers, a brutal sun, lips tasting salt-spray & the tide running free with ...
Marcus M. Cornelius, 2009
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A gentleman rider
Dudley Massie saw it was time to set Off Chance going, as he did not wish Mitre to steal a march on him. At the last fence Mitre led, but he blundered, and although Sherburn got him safely over, he lost several lengths. Off Chance cleared the ...
Nathaniel Gould, 1898
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Cambridge Dictionary of American Idioms
... have a snowball's chance in hell of finding my lost wallet, usage: sometimes used in the form have no chance in hell origin: based on the idea that a snowball (= snow pressed into a round shape) would melt in hell on the off chance because ...
Paul Heacock, 2003
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Allen's Dictionary of English Phrases
on the (off) chance just in case the possibility arises. An off chance is a 'remote possibility', and the sense of off is related to that in (e.g.) a path off the main road and in the word offshoot. 19th cent. R L Stevenson Weir of Hermiston 1896 He ...
Robert Allen, 2008
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Learn to Speak Like the French: French Idiomatic Expressions
... est une vraie loterie to do something on the off chance faire quelque chose à tout hasard I did it on the off chance / I asked the question just on the off chance je l'ai fait à tout hasard / j'ai posé la question à tout hasard I went along on spec*;  ...
Arnold Borton, Henri Mauffrais, 2010
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Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Polish with CD-ROM: ...
D bledny 2 Q If food or drink is off, it is not now fresh and good to eat or drink: This milk smells ojf D zepsuty 3 Q not at work: He's off today — I think he's ill. D nie w pracy —) See also off-chance offal /'pfal/ noun [U] organs from the inside ...
Cambridge University Press, 2011
8
Mrs. Pargeter's Point of Honour: A Mrs. Pargeter's Mystery
There's been nothing heard from him since the death of the late Mr Pargeter.' 'I know that, sir, but I still thought it might be worth ringing his number.' 'Why?' 'Just on the off chance.' 'Just on the off chance?' The repetition dripped with scorn.
Simon Brett, 2002
9
One Last Chance
Back off, Chance.” It was clearly an order, and only Chance's tremendous respect for the man who was his boss enabled him to get a grip on his temper. Grudgingly, and none too quickly, he lowered the gasping agent to the floor. “ Eaton, my ...
Justine Davis, 2010
10
Prince Charming and Lady Destiny
The king takes the crown off Chance, then Chance lays down and whimpers. Lady Destiny realizes that Chance is wearing the Prince's crown, “Is the prince alright?”. The King was surprised to hear Lady Destiny concerned. He explains how ...
Lee A Brian

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «OFF CHANCE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term off chance is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Berkeley's Cell-Phone Warning Highlights the Limits of the 'Right to …
... of a salmonella outbreak, consumers have a right to know so they don't buy that chicken on the off chance it finds its way into a supermarket. «New York Magazine, Jul 15»
2
Kudos to those making fish-cleaning stations safer
Would the Sierra Club like to clamp down on those promotional efforts as well, in the off chance that they might lure in some anglers who might ... «The San Luis Obispo Tribune, Jul 15»
3
Cristiano Ronaldo to Manchester United: Is it going to happen?
... of his life at Madrid. Such as ... Training! On the off chance you haven't seen it, here's a video of Ronaldo getting a little pissy in practice. «The Busby Babe, Jul 15»
4
Tyrese Gibson Confirms 'Green Lantern Corps' Talks With Warner …
There is an off chance that he may have a part in the Justice League film, which would then lead up to Corps, much like how Wonder Woman is ... «Geeks of Doom, Jul 15»
5
The Informer's 2015 NFL Fantasy Football Preview: Part Deux
Throw in the off chance that Percy Harvin could rejuvenate his career in Buffalo and The Informer feels like he has built a good wide receiver ... «Tru School Sports, Jul 15»
6
Just how far can the 'Jurassic World' sequel really go?
I want to tread lightly on what happens over the course of the rest of the film on the off chance that Mary Parent or someone at Universal is ... «HitFix, Jul 15»
7
Local elementary school has an extra $100k to spend this school year
They sent Ellen a video on the off chance they would win 10,000 dollars, instead they won 10 times that. With a new school year about to kick ... «WJHL, Jul 15»
8
US: Netanyahu expects Iran to capitulate in return for nothing
On the off chance that they will succeed, however, the deal's critics will have achieved a monumental Pyrrhic victory: for both the United States ... «Haaretz, Jul 15»
9
Hackers Dominant Force In The Digital Niche, Demonstrated How …
The arrangement of this advanced age must be that on the off chance that we customers put our confidence under the control of organizations ... «Times Gazette, Jul 15»
10
'Paper Towns' Review: The Manic Pixie Dream Girl Who Wasn't There
Those magical individuals who inspired us to change our personality from top to bottom, just on the off chance that they might like us better that ... «Crave Online, Jul 15»

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