Questions about example sentences with, and the definition and usage of "Chance"

A: It's like "probably".

"You are probably tired" and "Chances are you're tired" would be similar.

A: A: Do you want to be business partners?
B: I'm not sure if that is a good idea or not
A: come on, take a chance on me. I won't let you down.

A: This is a poorly written sentence, I think. There should be a comma after chances. The sentence could be shortened to "The chances that a particular table is reserved are close to zero." The "of course" is just in there to show emphasis.

A: "Procuring" means obtaining. So in this poetic context it means what you think.

It is a very awkward construction though. =)

A: We say this about something very unlikely.
E.g. "I hope we go home early today."
"Fat chance of that!"

A: One sentence I say when I do not have a pencil at school is. Do you by chance have a pencil I could use.

A: How did you come across that book? I haven't seen it in ages.

Harry and Dominique met by chance when she helped him pick up his things that fell on the subway platform.

It was a chance meeting when I ran into you in the grocery store, we haven't come across each other in ten years.

Did you figure out the accounting assignment I had a lot of difficulty.

Her expression was really hard to figure out with the lighting.

She was speaking so quickly it was hard to figure out what she was saying.

Meet by chance is used the least I would say. Mostly in writing when describing something.

A: The football match is tomorrow, but chances are it’s going to rain.

I’ve got to go to work tomorrow, but chances are I’m going to have to call in sick.

Korean food is great, but chances are you won’t find it in Chinatown.

Note that “chances are” is informal when used on its own, and it’s used mainly in speech. The full form is “the chances are”.

A: @revinneil the stock market is very volatile right now. I wouldn’t take any chances and just hold onto my money if I were you.

The water in the river is moving very swiftly. I’m not going to swimming because I don’t want to take any chances.

He’s not a gambler. He doesn’t like taking chances.

A: chances are, you will never see her again

A: Usually, "opportunity" implies the chance that you can do something or achieve something. This word is relatively positive.
"possibility" means the chance that something(positive/neutral/negative) may happen.

E.g. You should take the opportunity to expand your social network.
E.g. There is no opportunity for further negotiation.
E.g. There is high possibility that tomorrow is rainy.
E.g. The possibilities are endless.

A: Missing the boat simply means missing out on a good opportunity. Missed and miss the boat, doesnt matter which you use (past or future), meaning is the same.

A: They can be used to mean the same thing, but there are differences.
By chance usually means that something happens that nobody influenced. It just happens because it happens. I think the meaning is close to 偶然に or たまたま.
By accident means that someone tries to do something, but something else happens. The meaning is similar to しまう.
For example:
I found a 100 yen coin by chance. = 偶然に百円玉を見つけた。
I accidentally dropped the cup. = コップを落としてしまった。

A: They can both be used the same way in this context. However it would be better to use the one with the "of."

A: "I bumped into Tom by chance at the supermarket yesterday." "I only have one more chance to pass this class. Otherwise I will fail the course."

A: Honestly, i would say neither, though the second is correct. I would say 'I gave everyone a chance'

A: You can use both depending on when. Example: She gave him A SECOND CHANCE. THIS IS THE SECOND CHANCE that she gave him.

A: "there's a chance"

A: "This word is pronounced, chance"

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A: Can means more literally "do you have the ability to"
May means more like "the possibility to"
For example if you ask your boss:
"Can I leave now?"
"May I leave now?"
Unless your legs are broken or you are incapacitated you have the ability to leave but "may you leave" is up to your boss

A: well if it's a common conversation with a friend, you can just simply say.

Chances are you'll lose.

but if you wanna sound more formal. you say that.

A: You have a 25% chance of winning the game.

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A: If you don't play straight, you have no chance of beating me

OR

If you don't play straight, you have no chance of winning against me.