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fortune(noun)BrE / ˈfɔːtʃuːn / NAmE / ˈfɔːrtʃən / - chance or luck, especially in the way it affects people’s lives
- I have had the good fortune to work with some brilliant directors.
- By a stroke of fortune he found work almost immediately.
- Fortune smiled on me (= I had good luck).
- a large amount of money
- He made a fortune in real estate.
- She inherited a share of the family fortune.
- A car like that costs a small fortune.
- You don't have to spend a fortune to give your family tasty, healthy meals.
- She is hoping her US debut will be the first step on the road to fame and fortune.
- That ring must be worth a fortune.
- the good and bad things that happen to a person, family, country, etc.
- the changing fortunes of the film industry
- the fortunes of war
- a reversal of fortune(s)
- a person’s fate or future
- She can tell your fortune by looking at the lines on your hand.
- something that you have, or have promised to do, that could cause trouble or worry in the future
- to try to find a way to become rich, especially by going to another place
- Many emigrated to Australia to seek their fortune.
Extra Examples- A horseshoe nailed to your door is supposed to bring good fortune.
- All we can do is hope for a change in fortune.
- As good fortune would have it, a bus came along just when I needed it.
- By a stroke of good fortune, Steven was still in his office.
- For once, fortune was on our side: the weather improved in time for the game.
- Fortune smiled on me that day.
- He built his fortune from breeding horses.
- He has amassed a considerable fortune out of trading shares.
- He lost his fortune in the crash of 1929.
- He was sole heir to the family fortune.
- Her aunt died and left her a fortune.
- I had the good fortune to work with people I liked.
- Rebuilding the house must have cost a small fortune.
- She made a fortune in the property boom.
- She spends a fortune on clothes!
- She squandered the family fortune.
- Some of those old toys are worth a fortune now.
- The company suffered a great reversal of fortunes when public taste changed.
- The party still hopes to revive its flagging electoral fortunes.
- They sold their house at the right time and made a fortune on it.
- They went to America in search of fame and fortune.
- They went to have their fortunes read.
- They went to seek their fortune abroad.
- They went to seek their fortune in the city.
- a year of mixed fortunes for the company
- as the country’s fortunes rose and fell
- fans who follow the fortunes of their chosen team
- A car like that costs a small fortune.
- By a stroke of fortune he found work almost immediately.
- She is hoping her US debut will be the first step on the road to fame and fortune.
- That ring must be worth a fortune.
- The fortune teller said she could tell my fortune by looking at the lines on my hand.
- The share price tends to follow the changing fortunes of the film industry.
- The team had a dramatic reversal of fortune in the second half.
- You don’t have to spend a fortune to give your family tasty, healthy meals.
Word Origin- Middle English: via Old French from Latin Fortuna, the name of a goddess personifying luck or chance.
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