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chance vs try

try vs chance

chance and try both are nouns.

chance is an adjective but try is not an adjective.

chance and try both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
chance Yes Yes Yes No
try Yes No Yes No
As verbs, try is a hypernym of chance; that is, try is a word with a broader meaning than chance:
  • chance: take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome
  • try: make an effort or attempt
Other hypernyms of chance include assay, attempt, essay, seek.
chance (noun) try (noun)
a risk involving danger earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
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) try (adjective)
occurring or appearing or singled out by chance
chance (verb) try (verb)
come upon, as if by accident; meet with put on a garment in order to see whether it fits and looks nice
take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome melt (fat or lard) in order to separate out impurities
be the case by chance take a sample of
test the limits of
give pain or trouble to
make an effort or attempt
put to the test, as for its quality, or give experimental use to
examine or hear (evidence or a case) by judicial process
put on trial or hear a case and sit as the judge at the trial of
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