by any chance

zufällig, vielleicht

Wird verwendet, um höflich zu fragen, ob etwas vielleicht zutrifft.

In einfachem Englisch: Used in a question to politely ask whether something might be true.

• Are you busy by any chance?
• Have you seen my keys by any chance?
• Do you by any chance know where the station is?

So benutzt man es: Do you … by any chance? (Do you know her phone number by any chance?); Are you by any chance …? (Are you by any chance free tomorrow?)

Synonyme: perhaps, possibly

Häufige Wendungen: know by any chance, available by any chance, by any chance nearby

durch irgendeinen Zufall, zufällig

Durch irgendeinen Zufall oder glücklichen Umstand statt durch Planung.

In einfachem Englisch: Through any possible accident or lucky event, rather than through a plan.

• If we meet by any chance, I'll return your book.
• Could such a complex pattern arise by any chance alone?
• If the letter reaches her by any chance, she will learn the truth.

So benutzt man es: if … by any chance (If the seeds survive by any chance, we will plant them.)

Synonyme: by accident, by chance

Gegenteile: deliberately

Häufige Wendungen: happen by any chance, survive by any chance, arise by any chance