at random

• Ohne festen Plan, Zweck oder Schema; ohne sorgfältige Auswahl oder Methode geschehen oder ausgewählt.

Without a definite plan, purpose, or pattern; done or chosen without careful selection or method.

1. Without a specific pattern or purposeB2formal

   Done or chosen without a definite plan, aim, or pattern.

   Auf gut Glück

   • The numbers were selected at random for the lottery.
   • He picked a book at random from the shelf.
   • The survey participants were chosen at random.

2. Haphazardly or arbitrarilyB2informal

   In a way that is not based on any reason or system.

   Auf gut Glück

   • She scattered the seeds at random across the garden.
   • The files were stored at random, making them hard to find.
   • He answered the questions at random without thinking.