luckyUK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈlʌki/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈlʌki/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(luk′ē)
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lucky
- happy ‘lucky’ You say that someone is lucky when something nice happens to them, or when they always seem to have good luck. You're a lucky girl to have so many friends. The lucky winners were given £5000 each. ‘happy’ Don't use ‘lucky’ to say that someone has feelings of pleasure and contentment. The word you use is happy. Sarah's such a happy person – she's always laughing. Barbara felt tremendously happy when she heard the news. 'lucky' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Forum discussions with the word(s) "lucky" in the title: ''it was lucky for us'' vs ''We were lucky'' - English Only forum
'If you're lucky, you get a rumble,' she thought. 'If you're unlucky, you get a slug.' - English Only forum 20 years in the can if I'm lucky. - English Only forum a lucky charm of a fragrance - English Only forum a lucky shake - English Only forum a lucky stiff - English Only forum A very lucky person in AE - English Only forum accept your lucky foot - English Only forum <And if> I’m lucky, <and if> it’s not too crowded, <and if> I call ahead - English Only forum any lucky penny - English Only forum Are/were lucky - English Only forum Aren't You lucky! Grammar - English Only forum as lucky as this time - English Only forum As lucky would have it - English Only forum be lucky to - English Only forum be more fortunate or lucky - English Only forum been lucky - English Only forum being lucky to escape - English Only forum Can luck (verb) mean make somebody get lucky? - English Only forum Chopard has 'taken off' in the Chinese Lucky number eight - English Only forum Consider yourself lucky you weren’t fired. - English Only forum deserve a break-lucky? - English Only forum does it mean [that] I'm lucky ? - English Only forum feel lucky to have/having - English Only forum feeling lucky - English Only forum fifty-seventh time lucky - English Only forum flush and lucky - English Only forum Fortunate/lucky - English Only forum get lucky? - English Only forum good luck or good lucky? - English Only forum more...
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