lucky
/ˈlʌki/adjective
उच्चारण लकी
भाग्यशाली, ख़ुशक़िस्मत
Basic word
- 1
having good luck; being the result of good luck; bringing good luck
भाग्यशाली, ख़ुशक़िस्मत
- a lucky escape
- my lucky number
- You are lucky to have such kind neighbours.
+ 2 more examples
- It was a lucky guess, and it turned out to be right.
- She wore her lucky shirt to the final.
Synonyms fortunate blessed fortuitous providential auspicious
Opposite unlucky unfortunate ill-fated hapless
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
be lucky to + verb
Use a to-infinitive after lucky to say what good thing happened to you.
आपके साथ क्या अच्छा हुआ, यह बताने के लिए 'lucky' के बाद to-infinitive आता है।
- I was lucky to get a seat.
lucky + that-clause
A that-clause gives the lucky fact as a whole sentence.
That-clause सौभाग्य की बात को पूरे वाक्य में बताता है।
- It was lucky that the shop was open.
lucky + noun
Before a noun it means bringing or having good luck.
Noun के पहले इसका अर्थ भाग्य लाने वाला या भाग्यशाली है।
- Green is her lucky colour.
lucky in / at / with
Use in, at or with for the area where luck shows.
भाग्य किस क्षेत्र में दिखता है, यह बताने के लिए in, at या with आता है।
- He is lucky in love and lucky with money.
+Collocations 5
lucky + noun
charmnumberescapeguessbreakwinner
- She won the draw with her lucky number.
adverb + lucky
veryextremelyincrediblyjust plain
- We were incredibly lucky to escape the flood.
feel / count / get lucky
feelcount yourselfgetconsider yourself
- Count yourself lucky that you passed.
lucky idioms
lucky diplucky streaklucky charmlucky starthank your lucky stars
- Thank your lucky stars that you reached in time.
lucky + person
lucky manlucky girllucky devillucky fellow
- You lucky devil, you got the first seat!
“More examples 6
- Radhika felt lucky to study under such a kind teacher.
राधिका ने ऐसे दयालु शिक्षक के अधीन पढ़ने को अपना सौभाग्य माना।
- It was a lucky escape; the bridge fell minutes after we crossed.
यह भाग्यशाली बचाव था; हमारे पार करने के कुछ मिनट बाद पुल गिर गया।
- He had a lucky guess in the multiple-choice paper.
बहुविकल्पीय प्रश्नपत्र में उसका अंदाजा सही निकला।
- Lucky are those who find work they love.
भाग्यशाली हैं वे जिन्हें अपना पसंदीदा काम मिल जाता है।
- You are lucky that the principal was in a good mood.
आप भाग्यशाली हैं कि प्राचार्य अच्छे मूड में थे।
- The lucky winner of the quiz received a set of dictionaries.
प्रश्नोत्तरी के भाग्यशाली विजेता को शब्दकोशों का एक सेट मिला।
!Common mistakes 1
✗ He is luckier from his brother.
✓ He is luckier than his brother.
A comparative adjective is followed by than.
Comparative adjective के बाद 'than' आता है।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
These adjectives describe good fortune, with different shades.
ये adjective सौभाग्य बताते हैं, पर भाव में अंतर है।
Having or bringing good luck; everyday word.
सौभाग्य वाला या सौभाग्य लाने वाला; रोजमर्रा का शब्द।
- A lucky coin.
More formal; having good fortune.
अधिक औपचारिक; अच्छे भाग्य वाला।
- We were fortunate to survive.
Having divine favour or rare good things.
दैवी कृपा या दुर्लभ अच्छी बातों से युक्त।
- She is blessed with talent.
≈Synonyms and antonyms
?Which word?
Keep the lucky words: fortunate, fortuitous (happening by lucky chance), providential (lucky because it happens at the right time), auspicious (showing signs of future success: 'an auspicious day'), serendipitous.
भाग्यशाली के शब्द याद रखिए: fortunate, fortuitous (भाग्यशाली संयोग से होने वाला), providential (सही समय पर होने से भाग्यशाली), auspicious (भावी सफलता के संकेत दिखाने वाला, शुभ: 'an auspicious day'), serendipitous।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Thank your lucky stars (feel very lucky), strike it lucky (have good luck), you'll be lucky (informal, what you want is unlikely to happen), third time lucky (the third attempt will succeed).
Idioms: thank your lucky stars (बहुत भाग्यशाली महसूस करना), strike it lucky (अच्छा भाग्य मिलना), you'll be lucky (अनौपचारिक, जो चाहते हो उसकी संभावना कम है), third time lucky (तीसरा प्रयास सफल होगा)।
'Fortune favours the brave.'
कहावत 'Fortune favours the brave' (भाग्य बहादुरों का साथ देता है)।