luckily
gb/lˈʌkɪli/ us/lˈʌkɪli/
A2
Englanti
~ 2000
Merkitykset
0 merkitystä
adverb
A2
property
1
By good fortune
Happening in a good way because of luck.
Käyttömalli:
luckily, [clause]
Tyypillinen virhe:
Learners sometimes confuse 'luckily' with 'hopefully'. 'Hopefully' expresses a wish, while 'luckily' describes a positive result that has already happened.
Synonyymit
fortunately (Almost identical in meaning; slightly more formal.)
Antonyymit
unluckily (Opposite in meaning; indicates bad luck instead of good luck.)
Kollokaatiot
luckily for me
|luckily enough
|luckily escaped
Teemat
daily life
|emotions
|core_vocabulary
Esimerkit
- Luckily, we arrived just before the rain started.
- Luckily for her, the bus was running late.
- He luckily avoided injury in the accident.
- Luckily enough, there was one ticket left.
- Luckily, I had brought an umbrella.
Oppijaesimerkit
- Luckily, we found a taxi.
- Luckily, I passed the test.
- Luckily, she was not hurt.
- Luckily, it did not rain.
- Luckily, he found his keys.
Kielioppi
Sanakirjamuoto
luckily
IPA
GB/lˈʌkɪli/
US/lˈʌkɪli/
Tavut ja painotus
luck - ily (2 tavua)
Stress on 1st syllable (luck)
Taivutusmuodot
Noun
- Base: luckily
- Plural: luckilies
Sanaperhe
Ilmaukset
luckily enough
1/lˈʌkɪli ɪnˈʌf/
fixed phrase
With just enough good luck
Used to say that someone had just enough luck for something good to happen.
Esimerkit
- Luckily enough, we caught the last bus home.
- Luckily enough, she had saved the document before the computer crashed.
luckily for [someone]
1/lˈʌkɪli fɚ sˈʌmwˌʌn/
fixed phrase
By good fortune for someone
Used to say that something good happened to a person because of luck.
Esimerkit
- Luckily for me, they still had one room available.
- Luckily for him, the train was delayed.