theforcethatseems to operateforgood or ill in a person'slife, as in shapingcircumstances,events, or opportunities:With my luckI'llprobablygetpneumonia.
goodfortune;advantage or success,considered as theresult of chance:He had no luckfindingwork.
a combination of circumstances,events,etc.,operating by chance to bringgood or ill to a person:She'shadnothingbutbadluckallyear.
someobject on whichgoodfortune is supposed to depend:Thisrabbit'sfoot is my luck.
Verb PhrasesInformal.
luckinto/onto, to meet,acquire,become,etc., by goodluck:Sheluckedinto a greatjob.
luckout, to have an instance or run of exceptionallygoodluck:He luckedoutwhen he made a hole in oneduringthetournament.
a. Firmness of purpose;resolve:approachedthetaskwithdetermination.
b. A fixedintention or resolution:returned to schoolwith a determination to finish.
2.
a. Theascertaining or fixing of thequantity,quality,position, or character of something:a determination of theship'slongitude; a determination of theuniverse'smass.
b. Theresult of suchascertaining.
3.
a. Theact of making or arriving at a decision:Afterlongdetermination,shedecided to move to Utah.
b. Thedecisionreached:It is my determination to sellthehouse.SeeSynonyms at decision.
4.
a. Thesettling of a question or case by an authoritativedecision or pronouncement,especially by a judicialbody:Thechoice of a fosterhomewasleft to thedetermination of thecourt.
b. Thedecision or pronouncementmade.
5. Thebringingabout of a result or outcome:thedetermination of haircolor by thegenes.
6. Archaic A fixedmovement or tendencytoward an object or end.
7. Logic
a. Thedefining of a conceptthroughitsconstituentelements.
b. Thequalification of a concept or proposition to render it moredefinite or specific.
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