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# lucky

«lucky» in Mova's school dictionary: **Having good things happen by chance, not because of what…** — 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

adjective (lucky, luckier, luckiest)

### meaning for a pupil

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

2) Bringing good luck or thought to bring good luck: «a lucky number». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lucky/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

In maths, probability shows that luck is chance: a coin has equal chances, and a «lucky» number does not win more often. In everyday life, people say «lucky you!» or «you were lucky not to get hurt». In stories, a lucky charm or a lucky escape. Phrases: «a lucky escape», «lucky charm», «lucky you», «get lucky».

### examples

- I was lucky to find my lost key. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lucky/#x1)
- We were lucky that it didn't rain. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lucky/#x2)
- Seven is my lucky number. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lucky/#x3)
- He wears his lucky socks to every match. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lucky/#x4)
- You're lucky you weren't hurt when you fell. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lucky/#x5)
- Lucky you, going to the beach! [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lucky/#x6)
- She got lucky and won the raffle. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lucky/#x7)
- How lucky we were to escape!’ [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lucky/#x8)

### note

Comparatives: luckier, luckiest. Opposite: unlucky. Noun: luck. Maths trap: a «lucky number» or charm does not change the chance of winning; each roll of a dice is new.

### In the corpora

- [Twists on reality shows are usually planned by producers to keep people watching, not lucky accidents.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/54-reality-tv-what-is-staged-and-what-is-real/17/)
- [Today most dyes are made in factories, and that began with a lucky accident in 1856.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/chemistry/27-dyes-inks-colouring/5/)
- [Chinese dragons, lóng, are lucky and wise and bring rain — not the fire-breathing baddies of English stories.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/chinese-street/19-animals-and-your-zodiac-animal/4/)
- ["lóng" (rising) means dragon; Chinese dragons are lucky, wise and bring rain.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/chinese-street/19-animals-and-your-zodiac-animal/14/)
- [Theo had the opposite problem: he got a rare item in his very first box and decided he was lucky.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/413-loot-boxes-and-the-surprise-trap/10/)

### Trees and pragmatics

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