Meaning of fortune | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Destiny, especially favorable.
   countable, uncountable
2. Destiny, especially favorable
3. A surname.
4. To occur by chance; happen.
5. A prediction or set of predictions about a person's future provided by a fortune teller
6. A prediction or set of predictions about a person's future provided by a fortune teller.
   countable, uncountable
7. A town in Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
8. having good fortune; lucky. It was fortunate that no-one was killed in the accident. gelukkig مَحْظوظ щастлив afortunado šťastný glücklich heldig τυχερόςafortunado õnnelik خوش شانس onnekas heureux בַּר-מַזָל सौभाग्यशाली sretan szerencsés mujur heppinn; heppilegur fortunato 幸運な 운이 좋은 laimingas laimīgs; veiksmīgs nasib baik gelukkigheldigszczęśliwy, mający szczęście ختور، نيكمرغه، نيك طالعمن afortunado norocos удачный šťastný srečen srećan lyckosam, turlig โชคดี şanslı, talihli 幸運的 щасливий خوش...
9. A small slip of paper with wise or vaguely prophetic words printed on it, baked into a fortune cookie
10. A small slip of paper with wise or vaguely prophetic words printed on it, baked into a fortune cookie.
    countable, uncountable
11. An unincorporated community in Cross County, Arkansas, United States.
12. gelukkig لِحُسْن الحَظ за щастие felizmente naštěstí glücklicherweise heldigvis ευτυχώςafortunadamente õnneks خوشبختانه onnekkaasti heureusementלמרבה המזל सौभाग्य से na srecu, srecom szerencsésen; szerencsére untunglah til allrar hamingju fortunatamente 幸運にも 운좋게 laimei, laimingai laimīgi; veiksmīgi dengan nasib baik gelukkigheldigvisszczęśliwie, na szczęście دنيكه مرغه felizmente din fericire к счастью šťastne na srečo srećom lyckosamt, turligt อย่างโชคดี iyi ki, Allahtan 幸運地 на щастя خوش قسم...
13. The arrival of something in a sudden or unexpected manner; chance; accident
14. The arrival of something in a sudden or unexpected manner; chance; accident.
    countable, uncountable
15. Good luck.
    countable, uncountable
16. someone who tells fortunes. fortuinverteller عَرّاف، قارئ البَخْت гадател cartomante věštec der/die Wahrsager(in) spåkone; spåmand μάντης, μάντισσα adivino ennustaja طالع بین ennustaja diseur/-eure de bonne aventure מַגִיד עֲתִידוֹת भविष्यवक्ता gatalac(ica) jós(nő) peramal spámaður, spákona indovino 占い師 점쟁이 būrėja zīlnieks peramal waarzegger spåkone/-mann wróżka طالع كتونكي cartomante ghicitor, ghicitoare гадалка veštec, -kyňa vedeževalec proročica spåman, spåkvinna หมอดู falcı 算命先生 ворожка ج...
17. Good luck
18. One's wealth; the amount of money one has, especially if it is vast.
    countable, uncountable
19. to foretell what will happen to someone in the future. The gypsy told my fortune. toekoms voorspel يَقْرأ البَخْت предсказвам бъдещето на някой ler o futuro věštit wahrsagen skæbne λέω τη μοίρα decir a alguien la buenaventura (kellelegi) tulevikku ennustama طالع کسی را دیدن ennustaa dire la bonne aventure לְהָגִיד עֲתִידוֹת भविष्यवाणी करना gatati proricati sudbinu jósol meramal spá um örlög predire la sorte 占う 운수를 점치다 (iš)burti kam ateitį zīlēt nākotni meramal de toekomst voorspellen spåwróży...
20. A large amount of money.
    countable, uncountable
21. The chance happening of fortunate or adverse events; luck: He decided to travel, and his fortune turned for the worse.
22. A person's condition or standing in life determined by material possessions or financial wealth: She pursued her fortune in Rome.
23. often Fortune A hypothetical, often personified force or power that favorably or unfavorably governs the events of one's life: We believe that Fortune is on our side.
24. Fate; destiny: told my fortune with tarot cards.
25. Archaic To endow with wealth.
    Archaic

Equivalents

Examples

“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”

“[…]his lordship was out of humour. That was the way Chollacombe described as knaggy an old gager as ever Charles had had the ill-fortune to serve.”

“'Tis more by fortune, lady, than by merit.”

“fame and fortune”

“Fortune favors the brave.”

“There is a tide in the affairs of men / Which, taken at the flood, leads on to fortune.”

“He's amassed a small fortune working in the Middle East.”

“My vast fortune was a result of inheritance and stock market nous.”

“Her fortune is estimated at 3 million dollars.”

“It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife.”

“That car must be worth a fortune! How could you afford it?”

“Why spend a small fortune on Puma when you could buy Numa, Tuna or Pigg? And why buy Adidas when you can buy Adidos or Avivas? Nike, when there's Nire or Hike? Calvin Klein, when clearly, Calvim Klain or Cavern Kernel are just as good? But remember, after a good workout, be sure to clean up with some Okay shampoo.”

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