By chance
prep_phrase
prep_phrase ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
Adverb
- 1 without advance planning wordnet
- 2 by accident wordnet
- 3 through chance wordnet
Prep_phrase
- 1 Unexpectedly, accidentally; without foreplanning.
"I stumbled across the exit by chance."
- 2 Possibly; perhaps.
"Are you by chance looking for the exit?"
Example
More examples"I stumbled across the exit by chance."