Definition of by chance

Overview of adv by_chance

The adv by chance has 3 senses? (no senses from tagged texts)

1. perchance, by chance

(through chance, "To sleep, perchance to dream..")

2. haply, by chance, by luck

(by accident; "betrayed by a word haply overheard")

3. by chance, accidentally, circumstantially, unexpectedly

(without advance planning; "they met accidentally")