by any chance

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English

Prepositional phrase

by any chance

  1. Possibly; perhaps.
    Are you by any chance looking for a new staff member?
    Synonyms: perchance, by chance
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see by,‎ any,‎ chance.
    • Charles C. Abbott, Young Folks' Cyclopedia of Natural History (page 599)
      A perai itself, if wounded by any chance, is at once attacked and devoured by its fellows.

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