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second chance

second chance noun: an opportunity to redeem oneself after a previous error or failure.

Noun

second chance (plural second chances)

  1. An opportunity to redeem oneself after a previous error or failure.
    • to give someone a second chance

Forms of second chance

pluralsecond chances

Questions about second chance

What does second chance mean?
Second chance means an opportunity to redeem oneself after a previous error or failure.
What part of speech is second chance?
Second chance is a noun.
What is the plural of second chance?
The plural of second chance is second chances.

Words near second chance in the dictionary

  1. second bests
  2. second brain
  3. second brains
  4. second breakfast
  5. second breakfasts
  6. second chance
  7. second chances
  8. second childhood
  9. second childhoods
  10. second cities
  11. second city

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