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stood a chance

stood a chance is the simple past and past participle of stand a chance.

Meaning of stand a chance

Verb

stand a chance (third-person singular simple present stands a chance, present participle standing a chance, simple past and past participle stood a chance)

  1. (idiomatic) To have a chance, for the odds to somewhat be in someone's favor.
    • You might as well give up: you don't stand a chance of winning!

Questions about stood a chance

What is stood a chance the simple past and past participle of?
Stood a chance is the simple past and past participle of stand a chance.

Words near stood a chance in the dictionary

  1. Stonycreek
  2. Stonyford
  3. stonyhearted
  4. stonyheartedness
  5. stood
  6. stood a chance
  7. stood and delivered
  8. stood apart
  9. stood around
  10. stood aside
  11. stood at attention

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