chance vs go on

go on vs chance

chance is a noun but go on is not a noun.

chance is an adjective but go on is not an adjective.

chance and go on both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
chance	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
go on	No	No	Yes	No

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

chance: be the case by chance
go on: come to pass

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

chance (noun)	go on (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)	go on (adjective)
occurring or appearing or singled out by chance

chance (verb)	go on (verb)
come upon, as if by accident; meet with	come to pass
take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome	continue talking
be the case by chance	start running, functioning, or operating
	move forward, also in the metaphorical sense
	continue a certain state, condition, or activity

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