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.
See also: any, chance

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Toney['təuni]
&Aelig;&Thorn;Elr&Aelig;D-Anglo-Saxon
Petru-Romanian, Corsican, Old Church Slavic
Pelageyapye-lah-GYE-yah, pee-lah-GYE-yahRussian
LaurelleLAWR-əlEnglish (Rare)
Nuh-Arabic, Turkish