luck
- 1Good things or success that happen to you by chance.
Like fishing all day and finally getting a bite.
Did you have any luck finding your keys this morning?
She had no luck getting tickets to the show.
UsageSay I had no luck finding it, or ask Any luck?
Oppositemisfortune, failure
- 2Chance that makes good or bad things happen, sometimes thought of as a force.
Like rolling dice: you never know what you will get.
As luck would have it, we missed the train by a minute.
Winning the raffle comes down to luck, not skill.
UsageSay good luck or bad luck: we had bad luck with the weather.
- 3To find or get something good by chance, not by trying hard.
Like opening a door at random and finding a room full of treasure.
We lucked into front-row seats at the concert.
Sometimes you just luck onto a good deal without even looking.
UsageSay luck into something good.
Similarstumble, chance, happen
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Less common meaning
- 4In games, the numbers a computer picks at random to decide what happens.
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Origin
The word came into English in the 1400s from Middle Dutch luc, which was a short form of gheluc, "good fortune." It was probably first used in gambling. German Glück is a related word.