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lykkes.

to be a success, be successful, succeed in (with a noun phrase or a noun clause as its subject and the person succeeding as an indirect object)

6 characters2 syllables approx.Dansk language

Meaning & usage

verb/løkəs/[ˈløɡ̊əs]
  1. to be a success, be successful, succeed in (with a noun phrase or a noun clause as its subject and the person succeeding as an indirect object)

    deponent · intransitive
    Missionen lykkedes!
    Det lykkedes hende at vinde en medalje.
  2. to succeed in (governing a noun phrase or a noun clause, with the person succeeding as the subject)

    deponent · proscribed
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Middle Low German lucken (“to succeed”), a cognate of German glücken (“to succeed”). Norwegian Bokmål lykkes and Swedish lyckas are also borrowed from Low German. The verb is derived from the noun Middle Low German (ge)lucke (“happiness, good luck”) (Danish lykke, German Glück).

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