stand a chance

verb

To have a chance, for the odds to somewhat be in someone's favor.

“You might as well give up: you don't stand a chance of winning!”

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Meanings

verbstand a chance (third-person singular simple present stands a chance, present participle standing a chance, simple past and past participle stood a chance)

present singular third person stands a chance · participle present standing a chance · participle past stood a chance · past stood a chance

  1. idiomaticTo have a chance, for the odds to somewhat be in someone's favor.

    You might as well give up: you don't stand a chance of winning!

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 有機會, 有机会
  • 有機會have a chance
  • 有机会 (yǒu jīhuì)have a chance
  • 有可能性 (yǒu kěnéngxìng)have a chance
  • 有希望 (yǒu xīwàng)have a chance
Finnish olla mahdollisuus
  • olla mahdollisuushave a chance
French avoir une chance, prendre le risque
  • avoir une chancehave a chance
  • prendre le risquehave a chance
  • avoir l'occasionhave a chance
  • avoir la moindre chancehave a chance
Spanish tener una oportunidad
  • tener una oportunidadhave a chance
Swedish ha en chans, chanslös
  • ha en chanshave a chance
  • chanslöshave a chance
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