Phrase guide

as luck would have it

prep_phrase · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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prep_phrase

Meaning 1

By good fortune; fortunately or luckily.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: idiomatic

Examples

  • I didn't plan to stop there, but as (ill/good) luck would have it, they were open when I went by.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: as luck may have it

Antonyms: none provided

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adverb

Meaning 2

by good fortune

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • fortunately the weather was good

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: fortunately, fortuitously, luckily

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

8 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: onneksi — Translations
  • Finnish: onnenpotkuna — Translations
  • French: la chance a voulu que ... — Translations
  • French: le hasard a fait que ... — Translations
  • French: par chance — Translations
  • Hindi: ज़हेनसीब (zahensīb) — Translations
  • Polish: jak się okazało — Translations
  • Urdu: زَہے نَصِیب (zahe nasīb) — Translations