Meaning
5 senses(uncountable, usually)Something that happens to someone by chance, a chance occurrence.
The raffle is just a matter of luck.
Gilbert had some bad luck yesterday — he got pick-pocketed and lost fifty dollars.
Glück
уда́чаudáča, везе́ниеvezénije, сча́стьеsčástʹje
уда́чаudáča, ща́стяščástja
Something that happens to someone by chance, a chance occurrence.
(especially, uncountable, usually)A favourable chance occurrence.
Sometimes it takes a bit of luck to get success.
I couldn't believe my luck when I found a fifty dollar bill on the street.
(uncountable, usually)A superstitious feeling that brings fortune or success.
He blew on the dice for luck.
I wish you lots of luck for the exam tomorrow.
(uncountable, usually)Success.
I tried for ages to find a pair of blue suede shoes, but didn't have any luck.
He has a lot of luck with the ladies. Perhaps it's because of his new motorbike.
успе́хuspéx
у́спіхúspix
(uncountable, usually)The results of a random number generator.
The creators of tool-assisted speedruns often manipulate luck to get the most favorable results in order to save the most time.
- an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another
- an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that leads to a favorable outcome
- your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)
Examples
835 sentencesGood luck to both of you.
Удачі вам обом.
We haven't had much luck lately.
Останнім часом нам не дуже щастило.
ruНам в последнее время не очень везло.
He had no luck in finding work.
Йому не щастило в пошуках роботи.
ruЕму не удалось найти работу.
deEs gelang ihm nicht, Arbeit zu finden.
I just wanted to wish you luck.
Я просто хотів побажати вам удачі.
ruЯ просто хотел пожелать вам удачи.
deIch wollte dir einfach viel Glück wünschen.
I came to wish you good luck.
Я прийшов побажати тобі удачі.
ruЯ пришёл пожелать тебе удачи.
deIch bin gekommen, um dir viel Glück zu wünschen.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English luk, lukke, from Middle Dutch luc, geluc, gelucke (“good luck, fortuneFrom Middle English luk, lukke, from Middle Dutch luc, geluc, gelucke (“good luck, fortune”) or Middle Low German lücke, gelücke (“lot, fortune, fate, luck”), of obscure origin; perhaps ultimately related to German Lücke (“gap, opening”) in the sense of "space or opportunity", hence "chance". Cognate with West Frisian gelok (“luck”), Saterland Frisian Gluk (“luck”), Dutch luk, geluk (“luck, happiness”), Dutch Low Saxon luk (“luck”), German Low German and German Glück (“luck, good fortune, happiness”), Danish and Norwegian Bokmål lykke (“luck, happiness”), Norwegian Nynorsk lukke (“luck, happiness”), Swedish lycka (“luck, happiness”), Icelandic lukka (“happiness”). According to the OED, it may be related to lock.
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Forms
plural: lucks| Singular | luck |
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uncountable
Synonyms
24 synonyms- an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another:fortunechancehazard
- an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that leads to a favorable outcome:fortune
- your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you):fortunedestinyfatelotcircumstancesportion
Word family
34 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
Collocations
12 patterns- bad luck
- good luck
- out of luck
- better better luck
- have any luck
- best of luck
- having much luck
- good luck with
- any luck
- had no luck
- better luck
- to good luck