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luck

/lʌk/ verb C2
  1. To find something through good fortune; used with into, on, onto or upon. (informal, intransitive)

He/she/it lucks · Past lucked · Past participle lucked · -ing form lucking

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Verb forms

Base form
luck
He/she/it
lucks
Past
lucked
Past participle
lucked
-ing form
lucking

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I guessed I’d fight through it all right on my own, my luck was a proverb in the States about ’76.
The Valley of Fear, p. 96 · C1
“Just to think of his having such an incomparable bit of good luck, and not taking advantage of it.”
A Study in Scarlet, p. 44 · B2
Good luck to you.”
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 11 · C1
If you only knew it, you are in luck not to have a heart.”
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, p. 111 · B2

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