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
TheaTE-ah (German), THEE-ə (English)German, Swedish, Danish, Norwegian, English
Christoffelkris-TAWF-fəlDutch (Archaic)
Delorisdə-LAWR-isEnglish
ShannaSHAN-əEnglish
Arezoo-Persian
Vilko-Slovene, Croatian