by chance

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Prepositional phrase

1. Unexpectedly, accidentally; without foreplanning.

   I stumbled across the exit by chance.

2. Possibly; perhaps.

   Are you by chance looking for the exit?

   Synonyms: by any chance

Translations

• French: d'aventure, par hasard, par rencontre
• German: zufällig, von ungefähr
• Italian: per caso, casualmente
• Portuguese: por acaso, casualmente
• Russian: случа́йно
• Spanish: por casualidad

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