by chance meaning and definition

BY CHANCE adverb

Definition of by chance (adverb)

1. through chance
   • "To sleep, perchance to dream.."
   • synonyms: perchance
2. by accident
   • "betrayed by a word haply overheard"
   • synonyms: by luck, haply
3. without advance planning
   • "they met accidentally"
   • synonyms: accidentally, circumstantially, unexpectedly
   • antonym: advisedly