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# luck

«luck» in Mova's school dictionary: **when good or bad things happen by chance, not because of…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

noun (luck); verb (luck out — informal US)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Luck is when good or bad things happen by chance, not because of what you did. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/luck/#m1)

2) Good luck is when chance goes your way; bad luck is when it does not. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/luck/#m2)

3) «Good luck!» is said to wish someone success. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/luck/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

In maths: chance in games and picks; «bad luck» or «worst luck» case in picking problems: think of the unluckiest picks first; probability is the maths of luck. In everyday life: good luck charms, lucky numbers. Myth: black cats and broken mirrors do not really bring bad luck. Phrases: good luck, bad luck, by luck, in luck, out of luck, try your luck, beginner's luck.

### examples

- With bad luck, he picks 3 blue socks first. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/luck/#x1)
- She had good luck and found $5. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/luck/#x2)
- It takes luck to roll a 6. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/luck/#x3)
- Good luck on your test! [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/luck/#x4)
- It was just luck that we found the lost ring. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/luck/#x5)
- You are in luck; there is one cake left. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/luck/#x6)
- Winning that game was beginner's luck. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/luck/#x7)
- Hard work matters more than luck. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/luck/#x8)
- Well, luck was ever against me! [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/luck/#x9)

### note

Uncountable: «good luck», not «a good luck». Adjective «lucky», opposite «unlucky». A story word; «worst luck» means think of the unluckiest picks. Otherwise no clue. Trap: a dice has no memory: after three 6s, the next roll is still 1 chance in 6.

### In the corpora

- ["Break a leg" is a theatre way of saying good luck.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/arts/40-show-day-the-exhibition-the-concert-and-the-big-arts-quiz/12/)
- [In China bats have long been a sign of good luck, because the word for bat sounds like the word for good fortune.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/153-are-bats-blind/17/)
- [Granny says a stork on the roof brings luck, and for many Ukrainians the stork stands for home and spring.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/375-white-storks-ukraine-s-favourite-birds-and-their-journey-to-africa/2/)
- [Its red cap is bare skin, and in China and Japan it stands for long life and luck.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/378-china-s-mountains-golden-snub-nosed-monkeys-takins-red-crowned-cranes-and-giant-salamanders/5/)
- [She kindly offers him a lift, and Toad thinks: «Toad's luck again!](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/books/61-willows-ch10-part1-the-barge-woman/9/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «luck» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/luck/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.