OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 2165

fortune

/ˈfɔːt͡ʃuːn/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
fortuna
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.
you, who men's fortunes in their faces read
fortuna
The arrival of something in a sudden or unexpected manner; chance; accident.
'Tis more by fortune, lady, than by merit.
fortuna
Good luck.
Fortune favors the brave.
fame and fortune
fortuna
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.
My vast fortune was a result of inheritance and stock market nous.
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