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   fortune

   /ˈfɔːtʃuːn/

   noun

   • 1. chance or luck as an arbitrary force affecting human affairs: "some malicious act of fortune keeps them separate" Similar chanceaccidentcoincidenceserendipitytwist of fatedestinyfortuityprovidencefreakhazardfateLady LuckDame Fortunehappenstance
   • ▪ luck, especially good luck: "only good fortune has prevented British casualties" Similar luckfatedestinypredestinationthe starsfortuityserendipitykarmakismetlotwhat is written in the stars
   • ▪ the success or failure of a person or enterprise over a period of time: "he is credited with turning round the company's fortunes" Similar circumstancesstate of affairsconditionfinancial/material positionfinancial/material situationfinancial/material statusresourcesmeansfinancesincomeplightpredicamentstation in lifelotlifestylefutureprospects
   • 2. a large amount of money or assets: "he inherited a substantial fortune" Similar wealthrichessubstancepropertyassetsresourcesmeansdeep pocketspossessionstreasureestateaffluenceprosperity
   • ▪ a surprisingly high price or amount of money: informal "I spent a fortune on drink" Similar a huge amounta small fortunea king's ransoma vast suma large sum of moneya lotmillionsbillionsinformal:a packeta minta bundlea pilea wada pretty pennyan arm and a lega tidy suma killinga bombsilly moneyloadsamoneyshedloadsbig bucksbig moneygazillionsbig bickies

   Word Origin Middle English: via Old French from Latin Fortuna, the name of a goddess personifying luck or chance.

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   What is the difference between good fortune and ill fortune?

   • Fortune or good fortune is good luck. Ill fortune is bad luck. Government ministers are starting to wonder how long their good fortune can last. If you talk about someone's fortunes or the fortunes of something, you are talking about the extent to which they are doing well or being successful. She kept up with the fortunes of the Reeves family.

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   What does fortune mean?

   • Get a quick, free translation! FORTUNE definition: 1. a large amount of money, goods, property, etc.: 2. chance and the way it affects your life: 3…. Learn more.

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   What does it mean if someone tells you a fortune?

   • [ U ] He had the good fortune to be awarded a scholarship. If someone tells your fortune, that person tries to discover what will happen to you in the future, for example by looking at the lines on your hands or by using a special set of cards. pay/spend a fortune The company needs to spend a fortune to bring all of its stores up to scratch.

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   What does Fortuna mean in English?

   • Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin fortuna; akin to Latin fort-, fors chance, luck, and perhaps to ferre to carry — more at bear 14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 4 14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1 “Fortune.”

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   How do you know if a person has a fortune?

   • [countable] a person’s fate or future She can tell your fortune by looking at the lines on your hand. They went to have their fortunes read. Word Origin, the name of a goddess personifying luck or chance.

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   Was fortune on our side?

   • For once, fortune was on our side: the weather improved in time for the game. [countable, usually plural, uncountable] the good and bad things that happen to a person, family, country, etc. The share price tends to follow the changing fortunes of the film industry. The company suffered a great reversal of fortune when public taste changed.

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   • English (US)

     FORTUNE meaning: 1. a large amount of money, goods,...

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     FORTUNE translate: 財富, 一大筆錢；大量財産, 機會, （影響人生的）機會，際遇，運氣. Learn...

   • Fortune: German Translation

     FORTUNE translate: das Glück, das Schicksal, das Vermögen....

   • Fortune: Korean Translation

     FORTUNE translate: 거금, 행운, 운. Learn more in the Cambridge...

   • Fortune: French Translation

     FORTUNE translate: fortune [feminine], fortune [feminine],...

   • Fortune: Catalan Translation

     fortune translate: fortuna, sort, destí. Learn more in the...

   • Fortune: Polish Translation

     FORTUNE translate: fortuna, los, fortuna, los, fortuna....

   • Fortune: Arabic Translation

     FORTUNE translate: ثَروة, طالِع. Learn more in the Cambridge...

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   noun. an amount of wealth or material prosperity, esp, when unqualified, a great amount. small fortune. a large sum of money. a power or force, often personalized, regarded as being responsible for human affairs; chance. luck, esp when favourable. often plural a person's lot or destiny.

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