Luckily meaning in English
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Definition
luckily: fortunately, fortuitously, happily
Examples
- "Luckily it wasn't that cold that winter, anyway."
- "But luckily for you, I'm here to introduce you to the arts."
- "Luckily for you, Freddy and I are members of the same golf club and I managed to persuade him not to press charges."
- "Luckily, there is a can't-miss solution for all of these potential problems!"
- "Luckily, I have found a solution."
Exercise 1
Fill in the blanks below with the best choices based on the first line of this email.
, Susie has discovered a solution for Delavigne's production problems which .
, Susie has discovered a solution for Delavigne's production problems which .
Fill in the blanks below with the best choices based on the first line of this email.
Fortunately 1, Susie has discovered a solution for Delavigne's production problems which is sure to succeed 2.
Fortunately 1, Susie has discovered a solution for Delavigne's production problems which is sure to succeed 2.
1 Fortunately: Susie writes that "luckily" she has found a "can't-miss solution for all of Delavigne's potential problems". "Luckily" means "fortunately" or "happily".
1 Recently: Although grammatically, "recently" could replace "luckily" at the beginning of the email, "recently" is not a synonym of "luckily". A "recent" event occurred not long ago.
1 Finally: Although grammatically, "finally" could replace "luckily" at the beginning of the email, "finally" is not a synonym of "luckily".
1 Evidently: Although grammatically, "evidently" could replace "luckily" at the beginning of the email, "evidently" is not a synonym of "luckily".
2 is sure to succeed: Susie writes that she has found a "can't-miss" solution, which means that she has discovered a solution which cannot fail, or which is sure to succeed.
2 is likely to fail: A "can't-miss" solution is likely to succeed, not to fail.
2 is uncertain: A "can't-miss" solution does not indicate that the solution is "uncertain" or "unsure".
2 should not be ignored: This is not what a "can't-miss solution" indicates. Susie is not expressing that her solution "should not be ignored" but rather that it will not fail. However, in another context, a "can't-miss" film is one which should be seen immediately, or one which shouldn't be ignored.
Exercise 2
Polly says to Bob "Finally! Did you get my message?" In this context, finally expresses a similar meaning to:
Polly says to Bob "Finally! Did you get my message?" In this context, finally expresses a similar meaning to: At last!
At last!: This is the best choice here. Polly exclaims "finally!" to express that she has been waiting impatiently for Bob to call her.
Well done!: Polly is not congratulating Bob here, but rather expressing her exasperation with him. "Well done" is not synonymous with "finally".
Luckily!: "Luckily" doesn't express what Polly is saying when she tells Bob "finally".
Fortunately!: "Fortunately" doesn't express what Polly is saying when she tells Bob "finally".
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