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   luck

   /lʌk/

   noun

   • 1. success or failure apparently brought by chance rather than through one's own actions: "it was just luck that the first kick went in" Similar good fortunegood lucksuccesssuccessfulnessprosperityadvantageadvantageousnessfelicitya stroke of luckinformal:flukea lucky breakOpposite bad luckmisfortune
   • ▪ chance considered as a force that causes good or bad things to happen. Similar fortunefatedestinylotstarswhat is written in the starskarmakismetfortuityserendipitychanceaccidenta twist of fatecontingencycircumstancesinformal:mozzle
   • ▪ something regarded as bringing about or portending good or bad things: "I don't like Friday—it's bad luck"

   Word Origin late Middle English (as a verb): perhaps from Middle Low German or Middle Dutch lucken. The noun use (late 15th century) is from Middle Low German lucke, related to Dutch geluk, German Glück, of West Germanic origin and possibly related to lock1.

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   What does lucked out mean?

   • To gain success or something desirable by chance: lucked into a good apartment; lucked out in finding that rare book. As it turned out; as it happened: As luck would have it, it rained the day of the picnic. Enjoying success; fortunate. Lacking good fortune. To risk one's good fortune, often by acting overconfidently.

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   What is luck & why is it important?

   • What is luck? Lets start by defining the word ‘luck’. Dictionary.com defines it as ‘ good fortune; advantage or success, considered as the result of chance’. There is nothing wrong with hoping for success in the future—after all, we're all uncertain about future events, good or bad.

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     LUCK meaning: 1. the force that causes things, especially...

   • Luck: Arabic Translation

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     luck definicja: 1. the force that causes things, especially...

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     LUCK translate: 運氣；（尤指）機遇，機會, 成功. Learn more in the...

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     luck translate: 運, うまくいくこと, 運（うん）, 運（うん）, 運気（うんき）. Learn...

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   Luck is chance or happenstance. If something happens from pure good luck, it seemingly came out of nowhere, based only on fate and not on anything you did to make it happen.

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