chance vs come about

come about vs chance

chance is a noun but come about is not a noun.

chance is an adjective but come about is not an adjective.

chance and come about both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
chance	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
come about	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, come about is a hypernym of chance; that is, come about is a word with a broader meaning than chance:

chance: be the case by chance
come about: come to pass

Other hypernyms of chance include fall out, go on, hap, happen, occur, pass, pass off, take place.

chance (noun)	come about (noun)
a risk involving danger
a measure of how likely it is that some event will occur; a number expressing the ratio of favorable cases to the whole number of cases possible
an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another
a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
the possibility of future success

chance (adjective)	come about (adjective)
occurring or appearing or singled out by chance

chance (verb)	come about (verb)
come upon, as if by accident; meet with	come to pass
take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome
be the case by chance

Difference between chance and come about

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