luckily
gb/lˈʌkɪli/ us/lˈʌkɪli/
A2
Anglais
~ 2000
Sens
0 sens
adverb
A2
property
1
By good fortune
Happening in a good way because of luck.
Schéma d’usage :
luckily, [clause]
Erreur fréquente :
Learners sometimes confuse 'luckily' with 'hopefully'. 'Hopefully' expresses a wish, while 'luckily' describes a positive result that has already happened.
Synonymes
fortunately (Almost identical in meaning; slightly more formal.)
Antonymes
unluckily (Opposite in meaning; indicates bad luck instead of good luck.)
Collocations
luckily for me
|luckily enough
|luckily escaped
Thèmes
daily life
|emotions
|core_vocabulary
Exemples
- 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.
Exemples pédagogiques
- 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.
Grammaire
Forme canonique
luckily
API
GB/lˈʌkɪli/
US/lˈʌkɪli/
Syllabes et accentuation
luck - ily (2 syllabes)
Stress on 1st syllable (luck)
Formes du mot
Noun
- Base: luckily
- Plural: luckilies
Famille de mots
Expressions
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.
Exemples
- 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.
Exemples
- Luckily for me, they still had one room available.
- Luckily for him, the train was delayed.