fortune
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3.4
- noun
- /ˈfɔːrtʃən/
:
suerte
- So you would share your bed and your fortune with a beautiful fool?
- changing fortunes
- economic fortunes
- political fortunes
So all sorts of reversals of fortune can indeed happen.
- So all sorts of reversals of fortune can indeed happen.
- They kept waiting for someone else to change their fortune.
- They really know these these characters and it's a it's a byproduct of just the fortune of being around for a few years.
- It's when you get these crazy exponential swings in fortune that I think really like kind of breaks our brain a little bit.
- So follow up, the fortunes are in the follow up.
- The slaves could board up the masters around and and so it's got this reversal fortune thing.
Examples
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As for our fortunes, they will be with us, as God might grant.
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Despite facing many challenges, his fortune took a turn for the better when he got a new job.
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So it is with those whose fortune does not suit them.
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I know not where or to what fortune, or whether I may ever see you again.
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And we can only assume that they never got back their stolen fortune.
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At last Roman fortunes seem to be on the rise.
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Then, after years of hardship, their fortunes suddenly changed.
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Baffled by the collapse of William's power and fortune, Anna thrashed about looking for someone to blame.
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After winning the lottery, she found herself in a completely different fortune.
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People often believe that their fortune can change with hard work and perseverance.
Synonyms
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1.0
A force that makes good or bad things happen by chance
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3.4
The things that happen to a person in their life
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3.5
The events that will happen to a person, often seen as controlled by fate
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A person's situation in life often seen as fate
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What happens to someone in life
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2.2
The situation that affects a person's life, especially their money and home
Antonyms
Idioms
Compounds
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2.8
A thin sweet biscuit with a paper message inside often served after meals at Chinese restaurants
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5.8
A way of finding out what will happen to someone in the future using mysterious methods
How Fortunate
Surface Forms
Etymology
Fortune can mean the general condition of a person's life because it comes from Fortuna, the idea of 'chance' or 'fate' that controls what happens to you. So, fortune describes the events and situation of someone's life, whether good or bad.