Word forms: comparative luckier, superlative luckiest
1. adjective [oft ADJECTIVE to-infinitive]
You say that someone is lucky when they have something that is very desirable or when they are in a very desirable situation.
I am luckier than most. I have a job.
I consider myself the luckiest man on the face of the Earth.
He is incredibly lucky to be alive.
Those who are lucky enough to be wealthy have a duty to give to the hungry.
Synonyms: fortunate, successful, favoured, charmed More Synonyms of lucky
2. adjective
Someone who is lucky seems to always have good luck.
Some people are born lucky aren't they?
He had always been lucky at cards. [+ at]
3. adjective
If you describe an action or experience as lucky, you mean that it was good or successful, and that it happened by chance and not as a result of planning or preparation.
They admit they are now desperate for a lucky break.
The man is very lucky that he had help so quickly. [+ that]
Synonyms: fortuitous, timely, fortunate, auspicious More Synonyms of lucky
4. adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun]
A lucky object is something that people believe helps them to be successful.
He did not have on his other lucky charm, a pair of green socks.
5. See also happy-go-lucky
6.
See sb will be lucky
7.
See count oneself lucky
8.
See lucky sb
9.
See strike lucky
10.
See third time lucky (and other numbers)
11. to thank your lucky stars
lucky in British English
(ˈlʌkɪ)
adjectiveWord forms: luckier or luckiest
1.
having or bringing good fortune
2.
happening by chance, esp as desired
Derived forms
luckily (ˈluckily)
adverb
luckiness (ˈluckiness)
noun
lucky in American English
(ˈlʌki)
adjectiveWord forms: ˈluckier or ˈluckiest
1.
having good luck; fortunate
2.
happening or resulting fortunately
a lucky change
3.
believed to bring good luck
a lucky coin
Derived forms
luckily (ˈluckily)
adverb
luckiness (ˈluckiness)
noun
More idioms containing
lucky
strike lucky
Examples of 'lucky' in a sentence
lucky
He should consider himself lucky to be given a chance and he must take it.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
You have to be very lucky to get anything like that.
The Sun (2016)
Prizes in cash and kind will be offered to the holders of the lucky numbers.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
It has been a case of third time lucky.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
We are lucky enough to work for a guy who tries to do the right thing all the time.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Just listening to his commute is exhausting, but he considers himself lucky.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
If you are not lucky enough to experience her yourself, she has expertly trained staff at the spa in her techniques.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
I'm lucky to be good at something.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
I've not always been so lucky.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
When we finished he said'Let me give you a lucky coin '.
The Sun (2016)
You may be lucky with very good management and a poor product.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
Yet he still considered himself relatively lucky.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
You are lucky if you get one.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
You will have to be lucky always.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
In his search he was lucky on a number of counts.
Wills, Christopher The Runaway Brain: the Evolution of Human Uniqueness (1993)
We have been lucky enough to be in a position of privilege.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
You have to be lucky all the time.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
Which oil giants will strike it lucky by finding new fields of dreams?
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
Today it was better to be lucky than good.
The Sun (2016)
They should consider themselves the lucky ones.
The Sun (2014)
We will not always be so lucky.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
Only a very few are lucky enough to experience that.
Carlos Acosta No Way Home: A Cuban Dancer's Tale (2007)
This will be a lucky time so you must take up the opportunities that come.
The Sun (2015)
There are exceptions and they may strike lucky.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Sometimes it is better to be lucky than good.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
These women considered themselves lucky to have such highly prized jobs during wartime.
The Sun (2016)
He has always acknowledged how lucky he was to survive the fatal crash.
The Sun (2010)
The lucky winners will get the chance to experience all the vibrancy and charm of the beautiful country.
The Sun (2014)
Make sure you keep your gamecard all this week so you can keep an eye out for those lucky numbers.
The Sun (2010)
Your card contains six lucky numbers.
The Sun (2011)
We're lucky that we get along so well.
The Sun (2013)
By the time you are grown up, you are lucky if you experience one miracle a year.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
My experiences were very lucky.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
In fact, I always thought women were lucky to experience childbirth.
The Sun (2013)
Quotations
Lucky at cards, unlucky in love
Third time lucky
In other languages
lucky
British English: lucky /ˈlʌkɪ/ ADJECTIVE
If someone is lucky, they are in a very desirable situation.
I am luckier than most. I have a job.
American English: lucky
Arabic: مَحْظُوظٌ
Brazilian Portuguese: sortudo
Chinese: 幸运的
Croatian: sretan
Czech: šťastný mající štěstí
Danish: heldig
Dutch: gelukkig
European Spanish: afortunado
Finnish: onnekas
French: chanceux
German: Glücks-
Greek: τυχερός
Italian: fortunato
Japanese: 運のよい
Korean: 운이 좋은
Norwegian: heldig
Polish: szczęśliwy
European Portuguese: sortudo
Romanian: norocos
Russian: удачный
Latin American Spanish: afortunado
Swedish: som har tur
Thai: โชคดี
Turkish: şanslı
Ukrainian: вдалий
Vietnamese: may mắn
Chinese translation of 'lucky'
lucky
(ˈlʌkɪ)
adj
[person]幸运(運)的 (xìngyùn de)
[charm, number]吉祥的 (jíxiáng de)
to be lucky[person]走运(運) (zǒuyùn)
I'm lucky to be alive我很庆(慶)幸我活着(著) (wǒ hěn qìngxìng wǒ huózhe)
to be lucky enough to do sth有幸做某事 (yǒuxìng zuò mǒushì)
it is lucky that ... 侥(僥)幸(倖)的是 ... (jiǎoxìng de shì ... )
today's your lucky day今天是你的吉日 (jīntiān shì nǐ de jírì)
to have a lucky escape侥(僥)幸(倖)逃脱(脫) (jiǎoxìng táotuō)
lucky break命运(運)的转(轉)机(機) (mìngyùn de zhuǎnjī)
you'll be lucky! (inf) 你会(會)有好运(運)的！ (nǐ huì yǒu háoyùn de!)
you'll be lucky if ... (inf) 如果 ... 就算你走运(運)了 (rúguǒ ... jiù suàn nǐ zǒuyùn le)
All related terms of 'lucky'
lucky break
命运(運)的转(轉)机(機) mìngyùn de zhuǎnjī
to be lucky
( person ) 走运(運) zǒuyùn
a lucky break
好运(運)气(氣) hǎo yùnqi
poor/lucky devil
可怜(憐)/幸运(運)的家(傢)伙 kělián/xìngyùn de jiāhuo [ 个(個) gè ]