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Lucky Good Luck ˈlʌki I Killed Time Feel

Word3 lucky
WordType (adjective)
Phonetic /ˈlʌki/ /ˈlʌki/
Example
  • his friend was killed and he knows he is lucky to be alive.
  • she was lucky enough to be chosen for the team.
  • you were lucky (that) you spotted the danger in time.
  • in terms of my career i feel incredibly lucky.
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lucky

(adjective)/ˈlʌki/ /ˈlʌki/
  1. having good luck
    • SYNONYM fortunate
      https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/fortunate
    • His friend was killed and he knows he is lucky to be alive.
    • She was lucky enough to be chosen for the team.
    • You were lucky (that) you spotted the danger in time.
    • In terms of my career I feel incredibly lucky.
    • You can think yourself lucky you didn't get mugged.
    • She counted herself lucky that she still had a job.
    • Mark is one of the lucky ones—he at least has somewhere to sleep.
    • the lucky winners
    • He was among the lucky ones whose works were approved.

    Extra Examples

    • That was just plain lucky.
    • We've been pretty lucky so far.
  2. being the result of good luck
    • It was lucky for us that we were able to go.
    • Lucky for her, a police car was passing.
    • It is lucky (that) neither were killed in the accident.
    • That was the luckiest escape of my life.
    • a lucky guess
    • A lucky find on the edge of the Cotswolds is helping archaeologists discover what life was like in Roman Britain.
    • I had a lucky break when I left school getting a job on local radio.
  3. bringing good luck
    • a lucky charm
    • The team thinks of me as their lucky mascot.
  4. to have good luck
    • She hopes that some day she'll get lucky and win the jackpot.
  5. to meet somebody new and have sex with them
    • Mike's hoping to get lucky tonight.
  6. used to show that you think somebody is lucky to have something, be able to do something, etc.
    • ‘I'm off to Paris.’ ‘Lucky you!’
  7. to have good luck
    • We certainly struck it lucky with the weather.
  8. to feel very grateful and lucky about something
    • Just thank your lucky stars you weren’t in the house at the time.
  9. used when you have failed to do something twice and hope that you will succeed the third time
  10. used to tell somebody that something that they are expecting probably will not happen
    • ‘I was hoping to get a ticket for Saturday.’ ‘You'll be lucky.’
  11. used to tell somebody that they will probably not get what they are hoping for, and may not deserve it
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