chance event

English - English

Definition of chance event in English English dictionary

accident: anything that happens by chance without an apparent cause

Hyphenation

chance e·vent

Turkish pronunciation

çäns ivent

Pronunciation

/ˈʧans ēˈvent/ /ˈʧæns iːˈvɛnt/

Etymology

[ 'chan(t)s ] (noun.) 14th century. Middle English, from Old French, from Vulgar Latin cadentia fall, from Latin cadent-, cadens, present participle of cadere to fall; perhaps akin to Sanskrit sad- to fall off.