Skip to content
ontologydriven
Sign out

Dictionary

Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

off chance en · NOUN

Pronunciation

Etymology

From off + chance.

Meanings

  1. (idiomatic) A possibility that is not likely or probable.
    • He submitted a job application on the off chance that nobody better would.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
offchance alternative lexicographic
off-chance alternative lexicographic
off chances Number=Plur lexicographic

Deriveds

on the off chance

Translations (5)

es remota posibilidad (possibility that is not likely) · bg малка вероятност (possibility that is not likely) · es posibilidad remota (possibility that is not likely) · ru малая вероятность (possibility that is not likely) · fi siinä toivossa (possibility that is not likely)