fortune
[ fawr-chuhn ]
/ ˈfɔr tʃən /
noun
verb (used with object), for·tuned, for·tun·ing.
Archaic. to endow (someone or something) with a fortune.
verb (used without object), for·tuned, for·tun·ing.
Archaic. to chance or happen; come by chance.
Words nearby fortune
Idioms for fortune
tell someone's fortune, to profess to inform someone of future events in his or her own life; foretell.
Origin of fortune
1250–1300; Middle English < Old French < Latin fortūna chance, luck, fortune, derivative of fort- (stem of fors) chance
SYNONYMS FOR fortune
OTHER WORDS FROM fortune
for·tune·less, adjectiveDictionary.com Unabridged
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British Dictionary definitions for fortune
fortune
/ (ˈfɔːtʃən) /
noun
an amount of wealth or material prosperity, esp, when unqualified, a great amount
small fortune a large sum of money
a power or force, often personalized, regarded as being responsible for human affairs; chance
luck, esp when favourable
(often plural) a person's lot or destiny
verb
archaic
- (tr) to endow with great wealth
- (intr) to happen by chance
Derived forms of fortune
fortuneless, adjectiveWord Origin for fortune
C13: from Old French, from Latin fortūna, from fors chance
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Idioms and Phrases with fortune
fortune
see make a fortune.
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