To happen by chance, to occur.
It chanced that I found a solution the very next day.
To befall; to happen to.
To try or risk.
Shall we carry the umbrella, or chance a rainstorm?
To discover something by chance.
He chanced upon a kindly stranger who showed him the way.
(Belize) To rob, cheat or swindle someone.
The car broke down a week after I bought it. I was chanced by that fast-talking salesman.
Something that happens by chance.