luck
[ luhk ]
/ lʌk /
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noun
the force that seems to operate for good or ill in a person's life, as in shaping circumstances, events, or opportunities: With my luck I'll probably get pneumonia.
good fortune; advantage or success, considered as the result of chance: He had no luck finding work.
a combination of circumstances, events, etc., operating by chance to bring good or ill to a person: She's had nothing but bad luck all year.
some object on which good fortune is supposed to depend: This rabbit's foot is my luck.
Verb Phrases Informal.
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Origin of luck
1400–50; late Middle English luk<Middle Dutch luc, aphetic form of gelucke; cognate with G. Glück
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British Dictionary definitions for luck
luck
/ (lʌk) /
noun
events that are beyond control and seem subject to chance; fortune
success or good fortune
something considered to bring good luck
down on one's luck having little or no good luck to the point of suffering hardships
no such luck informal unfortunately not
try one's luck to attempt something that is uncertain
See also luck out
Word Origin for luck
C15: from Middle Dutch luc; related to Middle High German gelücke, late Old Norse lukka, lykka
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