to be lucky to be alive

  • 1alive — adj. 1 living VERBS ▪ be, seem ▪ remain, stay ▪ Lost and so far from other human life, he faced a desperate struggle to stay alive. ▪ escape …

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  • 2lucky — adj. 1) lucky in (lucky in love) 2) lucky to + inf. (you are lucky to be alive) 3) lucky that + clause (it s lucky that we got here early) * * * [ lʌkɪ] lucky that + clause (it s lucky that we got here early) lucky to + inf. (you are lucky to be… …

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  • 3lucky — [[t]lʌ̱ki[/t]] ♦♦♦ luckier, luckiest 1) ADJ GRADED: oft ADJ to inf You say that someone is lucky when they have something that is very desirable or when they are in a very desirable situation. I am luckier than most. I have a job... I consider… …

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  • 4lucky — luck|y [ lʌki ] adjective *** if you are lucky, something good happens to you as a result of luck: FORTUNATE: Five lucky winners will each receive $1,000. None of his sisters had been lucky with men. lucky (that): You re lucky he was there. it is …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 5lucky */*/*/ — UK [ˈlʌkɪ] / US adjective Word forms lucky : adjective lucky comparative luckier superlative luckiest if you are lucky, something good happens to you as a result of luck Five lucky winners will each receive £1,000. None of his sisters had been… …

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  • 6alive — a|live W3S2 [əˈlaıv] adj [not before noun] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(not dead)¦ 2¦(still existing)¦ 3¦(cheerful)¦ 4 come alive 5 be alive to a fact/possibility/danger etc 6 be alive with something 7 bring something alive ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [: Old English; Origin: on life …

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  • 7alive — adjective (not before noun) 1 NOT DEAD still living and not dead: It was a really bad accident they re lucky to be alive. | None of my grandparents are alive now. | stay alive (=continue to live): They managed to stay alive by eating berries and… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 8alive — a|live [ ə laıv ] adjective never before noun *** 1. ) living and not dead: My father died last year but my mother is still alive. He is lucky to be alive after his fall. stay alive: The family was stealing food just to stay alive. be… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 9alive */*/*/ — UK [əˈlaɪv] / US adjective [never before noun] 1) a) living and not dead My father died last year but my mother is still alive. He is lucky to be alive after his fall. stay alive: The family was stealing food just to stay alive. be… …

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  • 10lucky — adj. VERBS ▪ be ▪ get, strike, strike it (all informal) ▪ She hopes that some day she ll get lucky and win the jackpot. ▪ consider yourself …

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