luckily

/'lʌkili/

Thân thiện

Luckily, the sun came out just in time for the picnic.

Definition

1. Adverb:
   • By good fortune; in a fortunate manner: Used to indicate that something positive or desirable has happened by chance, often preventing a negative outcome or creating a beneficial situation.

Usage

• Position in a sentence: "Luckily" is typically used at the beginning of a sentence or clause to modify the entire statement, or before a verb phrase. It expresses the speaker's view that an event was fortunate.
• Function: It is used to comment on a situation, highlighting a positive, unexpected aspect of it.

Examples

• At the start of a sentence:
• Within a sentence:

Advanced Usage

• "Luckily enough": An emphatic form of "luckily."
• Contrast with "unluckily": Used to set up a contrast between a fortunate and an unfortunate event.

Variants and Related Words

• Fortunate (adjective): Having good luck; favored by fortune.
• Fortunately (adverb): A very close synonym to "luckily," often used interchangeably.
• Luck (noun): Success or failure brought by chance rather than through one's own actions.

Synonyms

• Fortunately: By good luck.
• Happily: In a fortunate or pleasing manner (archaic or formal in this sense).
• Providentially: In a way that suggests divine intervention; fortunately.

Antonyms

• Unluckily: In an unfortunate manner.
• Unfortunately: It is regrettable or unfortunate that.
• Regrettably: Used to express disappointment or apology about a situation.

Related Phrases

• As luck would have it: Used to say that something happened by chance.
• Thankfully: Used to express relief or gratitude about a situation (similar in function but emphasizing gratitude).

Học thuật

Adverb

1. by good fortune
   • fortunately the weather was good

Từ đồng nghĩa

• fortunately
• fortuitously
• as luck would have it