Words / A2

LUK-ee/ˈlʌki/

Lucky means having good things happen by chance: lucky to + verb, a lucky escape, lucky with the weather. Fortunate is more formal; luck is the uncountable noun: good luck. Happy is a feeling; lucky is about chance, and unlucky is the opposite. Do not say “I am luck” — I am lucky / I have good luck.

Meaning

Having good things happen by chance.

Examples

• “He was lucky to find a seat on the bus.”
• “You were lucky to get the last seat.”
• “It was a lucky day for the home team.”

Good to know

lucky to + verb. Noun: luck / good luck. Opposite: unlucky. Not “I am luck.”

Near in meaning

fortunate

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