by any chance

by any chance

Used as a polite emphasis to a request or question. Would you by any chance happen to know where the subway is from here? Let me know if you should come across a copy of that book by any chance. I know you guys talked about the open position in marketing in that meeting. Did my name come up, by any chance?

See also: any, by, chance

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by ˈany chance

used especially in questions, to ask whether something is true, possible, etc: Are you in love with him, by any chance?

See also: any, by, chance

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