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1. fortune [ n ] an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another
Examples: "bad luck caused his downfall" "we ran into each other by pure chance"

Used in print:

(Vina Delmar, The Big Family....)

One did one 's best and if fortune smiled , there was a reward .

One did one 's best and if fortune frowned , an eighteen year old boy with murder in his heart sailed aboard one 's ship .

But he could not have done so , could not have found the way , had fortune favored him .

And because fortune had favored neither the prisoner nor the red haired captain , they would be each other 's undoing .

Synonyms chance luck fortune hazard Related Terms phenomenon bad_luck toss-up guess

2. fortune [ n ] a large amount of wealth or prosperity

Used in print:

(Musical America, LXXXI:5...)

On that date the Musicians_Emergency_Fund , organized to furnish employment for musicians unable to obtain engagements during the depression and to provide relief for older musicians who lost their fortunes in the stock_market crash , observed its 30_th anniversary .

(Peter J. White, "Report on Laos"...)

We were told that to the Pathet_Lao , a kidnaped American was worth at_least $ 750 , a fortune in Laos .

(Jay Williams, The Forger....)

In the first place , it 's static ; in the second place , it does n't look authentic ; and in the third place , it would cost a fortune to reproduce in_the_first_place - you 've got six colors there including gold '' .

Synonyms fortune Related Terms treasure

3. fortune [ n ] an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that leads to a favorable outcome
Examples: "it was my good luck to be there" "they say luck is a lady" "it was as if fortune guided his hand"

Synonyms fortune luck Related Terms phenomenon good_luck serendipity

4. fortune [ n ] your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)
Examples: : "whatever my fortune may be" "deserved a better fate" "has a happy lot" "the luck of the Irish" "a victim of circumstances" "success that was her portion"

Synonyms luck lot circumstances fate fortune portion destiny Related Terms condition condition good_fortune misfortune failure providence

5. Fortune [ n ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 2229

Synonyms Fortune

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