luck
/lʌk/
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Translation
Good or bad things that happen to you by chance.
Word origin
From Middle Dutch luk, a short form of geluk, meaning good fortune.
- Origin
- Middle Dutch
- Root
- luk
Examples
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"Luck" is good things that happen to you by chance.
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Here "luck" is chance, not skill; it has no plural.
anyone.
Here "luck" is the good or bad chance in life.
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