Luck

Pronunciation: /lʌk/

Definitions of luck

noun success or failure apparently brought by chance rather than through one's own actions

Example Sentences

A1 I have good luck finding parking spaces.

A2 She had a stroke of luck and won the raffle.

B1 Luck plays a big role in determining the outcome of a game.

B2 Winning the lottery is often attributed to pure luck.

C1 Some people believe that creating your own luck is possible through hard work and perseverance.

C2 Luck is often seen as a combination of opportunity and preparation.

Examples of luck in a Sentence

formal Success in this endeavor will largely depend on luck.

informal You're in luck! The store is having a sale.

slang I'm feeling lucky today, let's go for it!

figurative Sometimes luck is just being in the right place at the right time.

Grammatical Forms of luck

• past tense: lucked
• plural: lucks
• comparative: luckier
• superlative: luckiest
• present tense: luck
• future tense: will luck
• perfect tense: have lucked
• continuous tense: is lucking
• singular: luck
• positive degree: lucky
• infinitive: to luck
• gerund: lucking
• participle: lucking

Origin and Evolution of luck

First Known Use: 1250 year

Language of Origin: Middle Dutch

Story behind the word: The word 'luck' is believed to have originated from the Middle Dutch word 'luc', meaning happiness or good fortune.

Evolution of the word: Over time, the word 'luck' has come to represent chance or random events that result in a positive outcome, as well as a superstitious belief in fate or destiny.