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by any chance

AdverbSino-Korean: 或是

  1. 1

    by any chance

    Not probably but possibly.

    Korean definition: 그러할 리는 없지만 만약에.

    • Even if by any chance I were to die tomorrow, I would face death without regret.

    • Even if by any chance I don't win this tournament, I won't give up hope until the end.

  2. 2

    accidentally

    By chance.

    Korean definition: 어쩌다가 우연히.

    • I went out without makeup and worried that I might happen to run into someone I knew.

    • My mother told me that if I happened to see the lady next door while out, I must greet her.

  3. 3

    maybe

    Perhaps as one has guessed.

    Korean definition: 짐작대로 어쩌면.

    • I was scared that I might get fired because of this mistake.

    • Hearing the cough, I worried that my friend might be sick.

  4. 4

    by any chance

    The word that is used when one is hesitant to say something he/she thinks is possible but he/she is uncertain about.

    Korean definition: 그러리라 생각하지만 분명하지 않아 말하기를 망설일 때 쓰는 말.

    • Have we met before, by any chance?

    • By any chance, weren't you in the same class as me in high school?