DictionaryluckChance and fortune
noun / verb

luck

LUK/lʌk/

Success or failure brought about by chance.

The player's luck brings a six, allowing his pawn to cross the finish.

A fortunate dice roll decides a simple board-game race: a player rolls six and advances his pawn across the checkered finish while his opponent's pawn remains behind.
Etymology

The probable Middle Dutch ancestor meant good fortune. English luck covers chance outcomes both favorable and unfavorable; the Dutch word’s deeper origin is unknown.

In context

BenStrangeInterview5:56
that manage that money alongside you so is it down to personal skill and ability in order to produce the best strongest yeah I mean it's it's a bit of luck as well bit of luck you always need luck
Ben Strange interviews Financier Richard Crosby of Western Capital. (Part 1 of 2)

More examples

  • We had bad luck with the weather.
  • She wished him luck before the interview.
  • They lucked into an empty parking space.

Forms

luck · lucks · lucked · lucking

Similar words

chance
More neutral about whether the outcome helps someone.
fortune
Often emphasizes how chance affects someone's circumstances.