chance-v; 3 Senses

Sense Number 1: Occur or be the case by circumstance.

Commentary: Syntax Includes: NP1 CHANCE COMP

Examples:
I chanced to meet my old friend on the street.
We chanced to arrive in time for happy hour.
He chanced to see his ex wife at the bar.

Mappings:
VerbNet: occurrence-48.3.1-1
FrameNet: NM
PropBank: NM
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 1

Sense Number 2: Risk or gamble (something).

Examples:
He chances too much!
When you buy these stocks, you are chancing your money.
Please chance me for the new company position.

Mappings:
VerbNet: risk-94-1
FrameNet: Daring
PropBank: chance.01
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 2

Sense Number 3: Find an object or abstract entity.

Commentary: Includes: CHANCE ON, CHANCE UPON, CHANCE ACROSS

Examples:
Diggers chanced upon an ancient tomb.
She chanced on a goldmine.
He chanced on a rare kind of mushroom.
We chance across opportunities every so often.

Mappings:
VerbNet: discover-84
FrameNet: Becoming_aware
PropBank: NM
WordNet Verb Particle Constructions, Multiword Expressions:
chance_upon 1
chance_on 1