by chance

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by chance

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Unexpectedly, accidentally; without foreplanning. I stumbled across the exit by chance.
Similar: by accident
Possibly; perhaps. Are you by chance looking for the exit?
Similar: by any chance

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prep_phrase unexpected(ly); accidental(ly)

Español	por casualidad, de casualidad, con casualidad, casualmente, por incidencia, por pura casualidad
한국어	우연히 uyeonhi
日本語	偶然 gūzen
中文	碰巧 pèngqiǎo, 湊巧 /凑巧 còuqiǎo, 恰巧 qiàqiǎo, 剛好 /刚好 gānghǎo, 偶然 ǒurán
Kiswahili	kwa nasibu
Português	por acaso, casualmente
Français	d'aventure, par hasard, par rencontre
Deutsch	zufällig, von ungefähr
Italiano	per caso, casualmente
Ελληνικά	τυχαία tychaía
Română	din întâmplare, din noroc
Русский	случа́йно slučájno
Tiếng Việt	tình cờ
العربية	صُدْفَةً ṣudfatan, بِصُدْفَة biṣudfa

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@misc{by_chance_2026,
  title = {by chance},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/by%20chance},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}