gelukkig — meaning in English
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English meaning
- fortunately adv Used to introduce a piece of good luck.
- happy adj Feeling or showing pleasure or contentment.
- luckily adverb Used to introduce a fortunate fact — "as it happened, fortunately."
- lucky adjective Having good fortune; enjoying favourable outcomes without necessarily earning them.
- prosperous adj Financially successful and thriving.
- thankfully adv Fortunately — used to introduce a piece of good news.
Senses
gelukkig is used for these senses in English:
- fortunately In a fortunate manner.
- fortunately It is (or was, etc) fortunate that.
- happy Content, willing, satisfied (with or to do something); having no objection (to something).
- luckily In a lucky manner; by good fortune; fortunately.
- lucky (of people) Favoured by luck; fortunate; having good success or good fortune.
- prosperous Favorable.
- thankfully (sometimes proscribed) fortunately, gratefully.
happy — full definition
- adj Feeling or showing pleasure or contentment.
- adj Willing or glad to do something.
- adj Lucky or fortunate, as in "happy accident."