The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Chance \Chance\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Chanced; p. pr. & vb. n.
   Chancing.]
   To happen, come, or arrive, without design or expectation.
   "Things that chance daily." --Robynson (More's Utopia).
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         If a bird's nest chance to be before thee. --Deut.
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         I chanced on this letter.                --Shak.
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   Note: Often used impersonally; as, how chances it?
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               How chance, thou art returned so soon? --Shak.
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