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fortune

/ˈfɔːtʃuːn/

noun

Meaning

  • Destiny, especially favorable.

    "She read my fortune. Apparently I will have a good love life this week, but I will have a bad week for money."

  • A prediction or set of predictions about a person's future provided by a fortune teller.

  • A small slip of paper with wise or vaguely prophetic words printed on it, baked into a fortune cookie.

  • The arrival of something in a sudden or unexpected manner; chance; accident.

  • Good luck.

    "Fortune favors the brave."

  • 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."

  • A large amount of money.

    "That car must be worth a fortune! How could you afford it?"

Synonyms

riches,
hap,
luck

verb

Meaning

  • To happen, take place.

  • To provide with a fortune.

  • To presage; to tell the fortune of.