fortune


Definition: Meaning of, fortune in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ˈfɔːtʃuːn;ˈfɔːtʃ(ə)n /

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fortune fortunes
  1. money [countable] a very large amount of money
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  2. chance [uncountable] chance or luck, and the effect that it has on your life
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  3. what happens to you [countable usually plural] the good or bad things that happen in life
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  4. tell somebody's fortune to tell someone what will happen to them in the future by looking at their hands, using cards etc
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fortune used in phrases

  • Fortune 500, the
    1. the 500 largest companies in the US, which are named in a yearly list in Fortune magazine.
  • fortune cookie (noun)
    1. a BISCUIT served in Chinese restaurants, containing a piece of paper that says what is supposed to happen to you in the future
  • fortune hunter (noun)
    1. a person who seeks wealth through marriage
  • fortune teller (noun)
    1. a person who is supposedly able to predict a person’s future by palmistry, using a crystal ball, or similar methods
  • fortune telling (noun)
    1. or the pretence of prophecy the art or gift of prophecy by supernatural means
  • fortune-teller (noun)
    1. someone who uses cards or looks at people's hands in order to tell them what is supposed to happen to them in the future
  • good fortune (noun)
    1. an auspicious state resulting from favourable outcomes
    2. a stroke of luck
  • small fortune (noun)
    1. a large sum of money
  • soldier of fortune (noun)
    1. someone who works as a soldier for anyone who will pay them [=  mercenary]
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