Слово англійською: coincidence

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coincidence

noun
/kəʊˈɪnsɪdəns/
  1. [countable, uncountable] the fact of two things happening at the same time by chance, in a surprising way
    • a strange/an extraordinary/a remarkable coincidence
    • What a coincidence! I wasn't expecting to see you here.
    • It's not a coincidence that none of the directors are women (= it did not happen by chance).
    • By (sheer) coincidence, I met the person we’d been discussing the next day.
    Synonyms luckluckchance ▪ coincidence ▪ accident ▪ fate ▪ destinyThese are all words for things that happen or the force that causes them to happen.luck the force that causes good or bad things to happen to people:
    • This ring has always brought me good luck.
    chance the way that some things happen without any cause that you can see or understand:
    • The results could simply be due to chance.
    coincidence the fact of two things happening at the same time by chance, in a surprising way:
    • They met through a series of strange coincidences.
    accident something that happens unexpectedly and is not planned in advance:
    • Their early arrival was just an accident.
    fate the power that is believed to control everything that happens and that cannot be stopped or changed:
    • Fate decreed that she would never reach America.
    destiny the power that is believed to control events:
    • I believe there’s some force guiding us—call it God, destiny or fate.
     fate or destiny?Fate can be kind, but this is an unexpected gift; just as often, fate is cruel and makes people feel helpless. Destiny is more likely to give people a sense of power: people who have a strong sense of destiny usually believe that they are meant to be great or do great things.Patterns
    • by …luck/​chance/​coincidence/​accident
    • It’s no coincidence/​accident that…
    • pure/​sheer luck/​chance/​coincidence/​accident
    • to believe in luck/​coincidences/​fate/​destiny
    Wordfinder
    • amulet
    • charm
    • coincidence
    • fate
    • fortune
    • jinx
    • luck
    • mascot
    • superstition
    • talisman
  2. [singular] (formal) the fact of things being present at the same time
    • the coincidence of inflation and unemployment
  3. [singular] (formal) the fact of two or more opinions, etc. being the same
    • a coincidence of interests between the two partners
    4. Word Originearly 17th cent. (in the sense ‘occupation of the same space’): from medieval Latin coincidentia, from coincidere ‘coincide, agree’, from co- ‘together with’ + incidere ‘fall upon or into’.
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