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fortune en · NOUN

Pronunciation

/ˈfoːt͡ʃʉwn/ (British, Southern, Standard)
/ˈfɔɾt͡ʃʉn/ (Scotland)
/-t͡ʃən/ (Received-Pronunciation)
/ˈfoɹt͡ʃun/ (General-American)
/-t͡ʃuːn/ (Received-Pronunciation)
/-tjən/ (Received-Pronunciation)
(California) audio
/ˈfoːt͡ʃʉːn/ (Australia, New-Zealand)
(Southern-England) audio
/ˈfoɹt͡ʃən/ (General-American)
/-t͡ʃən/ (Scotland)
/-t͡ʃən/ (British, Southern, Standard)
/-t͡ʃən/ (Australia, New-Zealand)
/ˈfɔːtjuːn/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

From Middle English fortune, from Old French fortune, from Latin fortuna (“fate, luck”). The plural form fortunae meant “possessions”, which also gave fortune the meaning of “riches”.

Meanings

(countable, uncountable) Destiny, especially favorable.
- you, who men's fortunes in their faces read 1647, Abraham Cowley, “My Fate”, in The Mistress:
- […]his lordship was out of humour. That was the way Chollacombe described as knaggy an old gager as ever Charles had had the ill-fortune to serve. 1959, Georgette Heyer, chapter 1, in The Unknown Ajax:
- She read my fortune. Apparently I will have a good love life this week, but I will have a bad week for money.
(countable, uncountable) A prediction or set of predictions about a person's future provided by a fortune teller.
(countable, uncountable) A small slip of paper with wise or vaguely prophetic words printed on it, baked into a fortune cookie.
(countable, uncountable) The arrival of something in a sudden or unexpected manner; chance; accident.
- 'Tis more by fortune, lady, than by merit. c. 1607–1608 (date written), William Shakespeare, [George Wilkins?], The Late, and Much Admired Play, Called Pericles, Prince of Tyre. […], London: […] [William White and Thomas Creede] for Henry Gosson, […], published 1609, →OCLC, [Act II, scene iii]:
(countable, uncountable) Good luck.
- There is a tide in the affairs of men / Which, taken at the flood, leads on to fortune. 1599 (first performance), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Iulius Cæsar”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act IV, scene iii]:
- Fortune favors the brave.
- fame and fortune
(countable, uncountable) One's wealth; the amount of money one has, especially if it is vast.
- He's amassed a small fortune working in the Middle East.
- It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife. 1813 January 27, [Jane Austen], chapter I, in Pride and Prejudice: […], volume I, London: […] [George Sidney] for T[homas] Egerton, […], →OCLC, page 1:
- Her fortune is estimated at 3 million dollars.
- My vast fortune was a result of inheritance and stock market nous.
(countable, uncountable) A large amount of money.
- That car must be worth a fortune! How could you afford it?
- Why spend a small fortune on Puma when you could buy Numa, Tuna or Pigg? And why buy Adidas when you can buy Adidos or Avivas? Nike, when there's Nire or Hike? Calvin Klein, when clearly, Calvim Klain or Cavern Kernel are just as good? But remember, after a good workout, be sure to clean up with some Okay shampoo. 2015 June 24, “Top 10 Chinese Knockoffs of Foreign Products” (00:02:53 from the start), in China Uncensored, spoken by himself (Chris Chappell), New Tang Dynasty Television, via New Tang Dynasty Television:

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
fortunes	Number=Plur		lexicographic

Translations (241)

be шча́сце (good luck) · ota بخت (good luck) · fr destin (destiny) · ota مال (lots of riches) · cmn 運命 /运命 (destiny) · cy ffortiynau (destiny) · la fortuna (a chance) · uk уда́ча (good luck) · ko 다행 (good luck) · fi omaisuus (lots of riches) · az qədər (destiny) · el τύχη (destiny) · bg сполу́ка (good luck) · gl fortuna (destiny) · sh бога̀тство (lots of riches) · ota اوغور (good luck) · ko 부 (good luck) · de Glück (good luck) · ru шанс (a chance) · izh lykky (good luck) · fi kohtalo (destiny) · bg шанс (a chance) · az tale (destiny) · ga mám airgid (a large amount of money) · vo benofät (destiny) · nl fortuin (a large amount of money) · ca fortuna (lots of riches) · fa بخت (good luck) · cy ffortiynau (lots of riches) · az iqbal (good luck) · be бага́цце (lots of riches) · ro avere (lots of riches) · ca fortuna (destiny) · fi onni (good luck) · ota تصادف (a chance) · nl kans (a chance) · lv bagātība (lots of riches) · de Vermögen (lots of riches) · az müqəddarat (destiny) · no flaks (good luck) · it dote (lots of riches) · ro soartă (destiny) · lv veiksme (good luck) · io fortuno (good luck) · sv förmögenhet (lots of riches) · ja 幸運 (good luck) · de Glück (a chance) · he הוֹן (lots of riches) · cy ffortiwn (destiny) · cy ffortiwn (lots of riches) · uk до́ля (destiny) · fi sattuma (a chance) · ru рок (destiny) · hu végzet (destiny) · pt sorte (good luck) · de Schicksal (destiny) · ru форту́на (good luck) · sk šanca (a chance) · nl lot (destiny) · grc τύχη (good luck) · pt fortúnio (good luck) · qu sami (good luck) · eu adur (destiny) · tl tadhana (destiny) · ru судьба́ (destiny) · pt fortuna (lots of riches) · ja 福 (good luck) · uk замо́жність (lots of riches) · ro șansă (a chance) · ko 운명 (destiny) · pt chance (a chance) · cmn 氣數 /气数 (destiny) · it fortuna (good luck) · pl fortuna (destiny) · be до́ля (destiny) · hu vagyon (a large amount of money) · pt fortuna (destiny) · ja 富 (lots of riches) · ko 부유 (lots of riches) · th โชคชะตา (destiny) · ota مایه (lots of riches) · sv tillfällighet (a chance) · cmn 好運 /好运 (good luck) · nl geluk (good luck) · yi עשירות (lots of riches) · fr pactole (a large amount of money) · bg бога́тство (lots of riches) · bg състоя́ние (lots of riches) · nl godsvermogen (a large amount of money) · es fortuna (a chance) · yi גורל (destiny) · hu borsos ár (a large amount of money) · lv laime (good luck) · la fortuna (destiny) · sk šťastie (good luck) · be фарту́на (good luck) · fi tuuri (good luck) · es fortuna (destiny) · cs bohatství (lots of riches) · izh onni (good luck) · oj zhawendaagozi (a chance) · ko 기회 (a chance) · ru везе́ние (good luck) · it fortuna (lots of riches) · ckb خۆشبەخت (good luck) · az qismət (destiny) · ru уда́ча (good luck) · pl zamożność (lots of riches) · be лёс (destiny) · cs štěstí (good luck) · eu zori (destiny) · ota قوت (good luck) · pt fortuna (good luck) · mi māngaringari (good luck) · mi māringanui (good luck) · sh bogàtstvo (lots of riches) · ja 富裕 (lots of riches) · sv förmögenhet (a large amount of money) · ru состоя́ние (lots of riches) · ru бога́тство (lots of riches) · he גּוֹרָל (destiny) · sh srȅća (good luck) · pl bogactwo (lots of riches) · fr magot (a large amount of money) · ca fat (destiny) · fa ثروت (lots of riches) · ca destí (destiny) · ia fortuna (destiny) · ga cinniúint (destiny) · sk osud (destiny) · ota ثروت (a large amount of money) · ru возмо́жность (a chance) · nl geluk (a chance) · is auður (lots of riches) · is auðna (destiny) · sl srẹ́ča (good luck) · pl fortuna (lots of riches) · ko 부 (lots of riches) · eo sorto (destiny) · hu véletlen (a chance) · it fortuna (destiny) · la fortuna (good luck) · ru сча́стье (good luck) · nl vermogen (a large amount of money) · az nəsib (good luck) · hy հարստություն (lots of riches) · bg ща́стие (good luck) · ia fortuna (a chance) · ko 행운 (good luck) · nl noodlot (destiny) · sk náhoda (a chance) · vo fät (destiny) · ru уде́л (destiny) · ro avere (a large amount of money) · ota بخت (a chance) · nl vermogen (lots of riches) · az bəxt (good luck) · uk бага́тство (lots of riches) · ckb نوخشە (good luck) · bg късме́т (a chance) · ota سرمایه (a large amount of money) · lv liktenis (destiny) · gl fortuna (a large amount of money) · mi māngari (good luck) · mk среќа (good luck) · pl szczęście (good luck) · gl sorte (destiny) · ota ثروت (lots of riches) · enm sped (good luck) · gd àigh (good luck) · gl fortuna (lots of riches) · es fortuna (lots of riches) · ota سرمایه (lots of riches) · th โชค (good luck) · uk ща́стя (good luck) · yi גליק (good luck) · cmn 財富 /财富 (lots of riches) · cmn 命運 /命运 (destiny) · it destino (destiny) · nl fortuin (lots of riches) · oc fortuna (destiny) · hu vagyon (lots of riches) · ro noroc (good luck) · be замо́жнасць (lots of riches) · hu szerencse (good luck) · fr fortune (lots of riches) · ko 재수 (good luck) · ja 多幸 (good luck) · sl bogastvo (lots of riches) · kk бақ (good luck) · bg съдба́ (destiny) · th สมบัติ (lots of riches) · fo lagna (destiny) · be уда́ча (good luck) · pt destino (destiny) · fr bonne chance (good luck) · uk форту́на (good luck) · ota مایه (a large amount of money) · ar ثَرْوَة (lots of riches) · grc τύχη (destiny) · tl kapalaran (destiny) · pt sina (destiny) · sk bohatstvo (lots of riches) · is lán (good luck) · de Glück (destiny) · cmn 機會 /机会 (a chance) · lv manta (lots of riches) · id keberuntungan (good luck) · ja チャンス (a chance) · el τύχη (good luck) · is gæfa (good luck) · sa स्वस्ति (good luck) · es fortuna (good luck) · cmn 造化 (good luck) · tr servet (lots of riches) · cmn 幸運 /幸运 (good luck) · de Vermögen (a large amount of money) · ru до́ля (destiny) · sh сре̏ћа (good luck) · is örlög (destiny) · ru у́часть (destiny) · gl fortuna (good luck) · mnc ᡥᡡᡨᡠᡵᡳ (good luck) · ja 機会 (a chance) · cmn 福 (good luck) · nl fortuin (destiny) · bg късме́т (good luck) · ota مال (a large amount of money) · cmn 宿命 (destiny) · ja 宿命 (destiny) · gl facenda (lots of riches) · oj minose (good luck) · hu sors (destiny) · sv tur (good luck) · vo mifät (destiny) · cmn 機緣 /机缘 (good luck) · ja 運命 (destiny) · cs osud (destiny) · mi waimarie (good luck) · it sorte (destiny) · th ชะตา (destiny)

fortune en · VERB

Pronunciation

/ˈfoːt͡ʃʉwn/ (British, Southern, Standard)
/ˈfɔɾt͡ʃʉn/ (Scotland)
/-t͡ʃən/ (Received-Pronunciation)
/ˈfoɹt͡ʃun/ (General-American)
/-t͡ʃuːn/ (Received-Pronunciation)
/-tjən/ (Received-Pronunciation)
(California) audio
/ˈfoːt͡ʃʉːn/ (Australia, New-Zealand)
(Southern-England) audio
/ˈfoɹt͡ʃən/ (General-American)
/-t͡ʃən/ (Scotland)
/-t͡ʃən/ (British, Southern, Standard)
/-t͡ʃən/ (Australia, New-Zealand)
/ˈfɔːtjuːn/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

From Middle English fortune, from Old French fortune, from Latin fortuna (“fate, luck”). The plural form fortunae meant “possessions”, which also gave fortune the meaning of “riches”.

Meanings

(transitive) To provide (someone) with a fortune.
(transitive) To tell the fortune of (someone); to presage.
(intransitive, obsolete) To happen, to take place.
- It fortuned one night that the Sultan purposed setting out on a journey next morning, […] 1885, Richard F[rancis] Burton, transl. and editor, “Tale of Nu̇r al-Din Ali & His Son Badr al-Din Hasan”, in A Plain and Literal Translation of the Arabian Nights’ Entertainments, now Entituled The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night […], Shammar edition, volume I, [London]: […] Burton Club […], →OCLC, page 195:
- Thẽ the heerdmẽ⸝ fleed and went there ways into the cite⸝ and tolde every thinge⸝ and what had fortuned vnto them that were poſſeſſed of the devyls. 1526, [William Tyndale, transl.], The Newe Testamẽt […] (Tyndale Bible), [Worms, Germany: Peter Schöffer], →OCLC, The Gospell off S. Mathew viij:[33], folios x, verso – xi, recto:

Forms

Spelling	Features	Source
fortuning	Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part	lexicographic
fortuned	Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part	lexicographic
fortuned	Tense=Past	lexicographic
fortunes	Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres	lexicographic

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fortune en · VERB

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