Chance is what many crave when they get sick of life. They think that now life will make a turn, and everything will become different. You just have to wait for the opportunity and not miss the turn. Just like in the song! Others skip and generally stop following the road, but this should not be done. Remember that life is a constant movement. But to the point.
Origin
We don't know if it occurred to the reader why the words in English, French and Russian are so similar. Let's compare:
- chance;
- chance (English);
- chance (French).
We did not make a mistake and did not copy the word. In English and French, "chance" is the same word. This is the so-called calque. Now for some history.
The sources say the following: the word was borrowed from French in the 19th century. By the way, in Old French it was written slightly differently - “cheance” and meant “a happy throw or bet of a player”, apparently also happy. Rootsthe word is Latin and goes back to "cadentia" - "fall" (dice). Thus, the same spelling of an English and a French noun can be explained in two ways: first, the influence of French on English is widely known. The latter has many French words; secondly, the presence of a common Latin ancestor. The first hypothesis is more likely than the second: you never know what and who has common relatives, this still does not say anything.
Meaning
But the word "chance" is not only history, it is also a modern meaning. Of course, everyone now knows the meaning of the noun. Moreover, many, like God, are waiting for his appearance: when will they, poor fellows, have a chance. But the expectation, unfortunately, does not bring the phenomenon closer. Chance is something to work on just like in team sports. A team or a player prepares the ground for a long time in order to make a decisive blow. If you wait for a chance, then it may not happen. Here you should not hope for the mercy of fate. However, perhaps the reader has understood everything and is eager to clarify the meaning of the word "chance". We hasten to reveal it: the probable possibility of something.
But I don't want to disappoint sloths either and say that their way to happiness is booked. No, sometimes life throws up a jackpot. True, this mostly happens in the movies or in the presence of rich relatives who, due to folly or because of their death, leave their capital to the sloth, and he, perking up, makes millions of them. True, there is one “but”: if a person does not know how to work,how will he take advantage of the opportunity that has fallen on the wheel of Fortune? The issue is controversial and open.
Synonyms
Object of study is a word that captures and generates an almost infinite number of associations. But we need to control ourselves and tell the reader what the synonym for the word “chance” is:
- probability;
- perspective;
- opportunity;
- happy occasion.
If the reader thinks that we were too lazy and did not find other replacements, then he can try to look for himself. But we assure him that the likelihood that he will find something else is small.
One can still talk a lot about the chance and how important it is not to miss it. But one thing is clear: you need to work all the time to ensure that he introduces himself. And the rest is a matter of technology: there is an opportunity, it must be used if there is a desire. No desire - skip past.
