10 PHRASE When you take a chance , you try to do something although there is a large risk of danger or failure. □ [+ on ] You take a chance on the weather if you holiday in the U.K. □ From then on, they were taking no chances. COLLOCATIONS chance NOUN 2
adjective + chance : decent, fair, good, realistic, reasonable; little, outside, slight, slim; excellent, golden, strong
verb + chance : get, have, stand; miss, waste; create, offer; grab, seize, take
chan|cel /tʃɑː ns ə l, tʃæ ns ə l/ (chancels ) N‑COUNT The chancel is the part of a church containing the altar, where the clergy and the choir usually sit.
chan|cel|lery /tʃɑː nsələri, tʃæ ns-/ (chancelleries )
1 N‑COUNT A chancellery is the building where a chancellor has his offices.
2 N‑SING The chancellery is the officials who work in a chancellor's office. □ He is a former head of the chancellery.
Chan|cel|lor ◆◆◇ /tʃɑː nslə r , tʃæ ns-/ (Chancellors )
1 N‑TITLE ; N‑COUNT Chancellor is the title of the head of government in Germany and Austria. □ …Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany. □ …as the Chancellor arrived.
2 N‑COUNT In Britain, the Chancellor is the Chancellor of the Exchequer.
3 N‑COUNT The Chancellor of a British university is the official head of the university. The Chancellor does not take part in running the university.
4 N‑COUNT The head of some American universities is called the Chancellor .
5 → see also vice-chancellor
Cha n|cel|lor of the Ex|che q|uer (Chancellors of the Exchequer ) N‑COUNT The Chancellor of the Exchequer is the minister in the British government who makes decisions about finance and taxes.
chan|cel|lor|ship /tʃɑː nslə r ʃ I p, tʃæ ns-/ N‑SING The chancellorship is the position of chancellor. Someone's chancellorship is the period of time when they are chancellor. □ Austria prospered under his chancellorship.
chan|cer /tʃɑː nsə, tʃæ nsə/ (chancers ) N‑COUNT You can refer to someone as a chancer if you think they use opportunities for their own advantage and often pretend to have skills they do not have. [INFORMAL ] □ …a corrupt, opportunistic chancer.
Chan|cery /tʃɑː nsəri, tʃæ ns-/ N‑SING [oft in N ] In Britain, the Chancery or Chancery Division is the Lord Chancellor's court, which is a division of the High Court of Justice.
chancy /tʃɑː nsi, tʃæ nsi/ ADJ Something that is chancy involves a lot of risk or uncertainty. [INFORMAL ] □ Investment is becoming a chancy business.
chan|de|lier /ʃæ ndəl I ə r / (chandeliers ) N‑COUNT A chandelier is a large, decorative frame which holds light bulbs or candles and hangs from the ceiling.
change ◆◆◆ /tʃe I ndʒ/ (changes , changing , changed )
1 N‑VAR If there is a change in something, it becomes different. □ [+ in ] The ambassador appealed for a change in U.S. policy. □ [+ of ] What is needed is a change of attitude on the part of architects. □ There are going to have to be some drastic changes. □ …a passionate, eloquent campaigner for political change in her home country. □ This is a time of change for the corporation.
2 → see also sea change
3 N‑SING If you say that something is a change or makes a change , you mean that it is enjoyable because it is different from what you are used to. [APPROVAL ] □ It is a complex system, but it certainly makes a change. □ Do you feel like you could do with a change?
4 VERB If you change from one thing to another, you stop using or doing the first one and start using or doing the second. □ [V + to ] His doctor increased the dosage but did not change to a different medication. □ [V + from] He changed from voting against to abstaining.
5 VERB When something changes or when you change it, it becomes different. □ [V ] We are trying to detect and understand how the climates change. □ [V from n to n] In the union office, the mood gradually changed from resignation to rage. □ [V + into ] She has now changed into a happy, self-confident woman. □ [V n] They should change the law to make it illegal to own replica weapons. □ [V n] Trees are changing colour earlier than last year. □ [V -ed] He is a changed man since you left. □ [V -ing] A changing world has put pressures on the corporation. [Also V n into n]
6 VERB To change something means to replace it with something new or different. □ [V n] I paid £80 to have my car radio fixed and I bet all they did was change a fuse. □ [V n] If you want to change your doctor there are two ways of doing it. ● N‑COUNT [oft a N of n] Change is also a noun. □ [+ of ] A change of leadership alone will not be enough.
7 VERB When you change your clothes or change , you take some or all of your clothes off and put on different ones. □ [V n] Ben had merely changed his shirt. □ [V ] They had allowed her to shower and change. □ [V + into ] I changed into a tracksuit. □ [get V -ed] I've got to get changed first. I've got to put my uniform on. [Also V + out of ]