From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Chance \Chance\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Chanced; p. pr. & vb. n.
Chancing.]
To happen, come, or arrive, without design or expectation.
"Things that chance daily." --Robynson (More's Utopia).
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If a bird's nest chance to be before thee. --Deut.
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I chanced on this letter. --Shak.
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Note: Often used impersonally; as, how chances it?
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How chance, thou art returned so soon? --Shak.
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