Meaning of "fortune" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD FORTUNE

From Old French, from Latin fortūna, from fors chance.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF FORTUNE

fortune  [ˈfɔːtʃən]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FORTUNE

Fortune is a verb and can also act as a noun.

A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb fortune in English.

WHAT DOES FORTUNE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Fortune

Fortune or Fortuné may refer to: ▪ Luck, a chance happening, or that which happens beyond a person's controls ▪ Wealth, an abundance of items of economic value ▪ Fortune, the predictions made in the process of fortune-telling ▪ Fortune, the printed slip of text contained in a fortune cookie...

Definition of fortune in the English dictionary

The first definition of fortune in the dictionary is an amount of wealth or material prosperity, esp, when unqualified, a great amount. Other definition of fortune is a power or force, often personalized, regarded as being responsible for human affairs; chance. Fortune is also luck, esp when favourable.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO FORTUNE

PRESENT

Present

I fortune

you fortune

he/she/it fortunes

we fortune

you fortune

they fortune

Present continuous

I am fortuning

you are fortuning

he/she/it is fortuning

we are fortuning

you are fortuning

they are fortuning

Present perfect

I have fortuned

you have fortuned

he/she/it has fortuned

we have fortuned

you have fortuned

they have fortuned

Present perfect continuous

I have been fortuning

you have been fortuning

he/she/it has been fortuning

we have been fortuning

you have been fortuning

they have been fortuning

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I fortuned

you fortuned

he/she/it fortuned

we fortuned

you fortuned

they fortuned

Past continuous

I was fortuning

you were fortuning

he/she/it was fortuning

we were fortuning

you were fortuning

they were fortuning

Past perfect

I had fortuned

you had fortuned

he/she/it had fortuned

we had fortuned

you had fortuned

they had fortuned

Past perfect continuous

I had been fortuning

you had been fortuning

he/she/it had been fortuning

we had been fortuning

you had been fortuning

they had been fortuning

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will fortune

you will fortune

he/she/it will fortune

we will fortune

you will fortune

they will fortune

Future continuous

I will be fortuning

you will be fortuning

he/she/it will be fortuning

we will be fortuning

you will be fortuning

they will be fortuning

Future perfect

I will have fortuned

you will have fortuned

he/she/it will have fortuned

we will have fortuned

you will have fortuned

they will have fortuned

Future perfect continuous

I will have been fortuning

you will have been fortuning

he/she/it will have been fortuning

we will have been fortuning

you will have been fortuning

they will have been fortuning

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would fortune

you would fortune

he/she/it would fortune

we would fortune

you would fortune

they would fortune

Conditional continuous

I would be fortuning

you would be fortuning

he/she/it would be fortuning

we would be fortuning

you would be fortuning

they would be fortuning

Conditional perfect

I would have fortune

you would have fortune

he/she/it would have fortune

we would have fortune

you would have fortune

they would have fortune

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been fortuning

you would have been fortuning

he/she/it would have been fortuning

we would have been fortuning

you would have been fortuning

they would have been fortuning

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you fortune
we let´s fortune
you fortune

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to fortune

Past participle

fortuned

Present Participle

fortuning

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

SYNONYMS OF «FORTUNE»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «fortune» and belong to the same grammatical category.

synonyms of fortune

accident · affluence · an arm and a leg · assets · big bucks · big money · bomb · bundle · chance · circumstances · condition · destiny · expectation · fate · fluke · fortuity · gold mine · hap · history · kismet · Lady Luck · life · lot · luck · means · mint · opulence · packet · pile · possessions · property · prosperity · providence · resources · riches · serendipity · success · top dollar · top whack · treasure · wad · wealth

TRANSLATION OF FORTUNE

Find out the translation of fortune to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of fortune from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «fortune» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 财富
• Translator English - Spanish: fortuna
• English: fortune
• Translator English - Hindi: भाग्य
• Translator English - Arabic: ثَرْوَة
• Translator English - Russian: состояние
• Translator English - Portuguese: fortuna
• Translator English - Bengali: ভাগ্য
• Translator English - French: chance
• Translator English - Malay: Nasib
• Translator English - German: Vermögen
• Translator English - Japanese: 大金
• Translator English - Korean: 재산
• Translator English - Javanese: Rejeki
• Translator English - Vietnamese: tài sản to lớn
• Translator English - Tamil: அதிர்ஷ்டம்
• Translator English - Marathi: भाग्य
• Translator English - Turkish: servet
• Translator English - Italian: fortuna
• Translator English - Polish: fortuna
• Translator English - Ukrainian: статок
• Translator English - Romanian: avere
• Translator English - Greek: τύχη
• Translator English - Afrikaans: fortuin
• Translator English - Swedish: förmögenhet
• Translator English - Norwegian: formue

10 QUOTES WITH «FORTUNE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word fortune.

1

Evelyn Ashford

I want it all. Fame, fortune and all the commercials there are to do.

2

Adam Baldwin

It was never the fame or fortune that drove me to act. It was something I love and enjoy doing it. A lot of people identify who they are by what they do and that's not me. It's what I do but not who I am. Who I am is a parent. I'm a family man.

3

Manolo Blahnik

Men tell me that I've saved their marriages. It costs them a fortune in shoes, but it's cheaper than a divorce. So I'm still useful, you see.

4

Boethius

For in all adversity of fortune the worst sort of misery is to have been happy.

5

Tom Brokaw

In Los Angeles, I had the good fortune of anchoring the news right before Johnny Carson came on, so to see him, the Hollywood stars watched me first.

6

Thomas Browne

It is we that are blind, not fortune.

7

Thomas Carlyle

There are good and bad times, but our mood changes more often than our fortune.

8

Giacomo Casanova

I have had friends who have acted kindly towards me, and it has been my good fortune to have it in my power to give them substantial proofs of my gratitude.

9

Chris Cornell

I play Texas Hold'em on my Blackberry. I have amassed a fortune on that. I have almost 30 million dollars from playing. It is unreal.

10

Jacques-Louis David

If the work is poor, the public taste will soon do it justice. And the author, reaping neither glory nor fortune, will learn by hard experience how to correct his mistakes.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FORTUNE»

Discover the use of fortune in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to fortune and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

Fortune

But Ryan's intimate, erotic shibari sessions frighten Kat as much as they excite her, for each simple knot requires infinite trust and inspires complicated emotions.When a family crisis tests their love and threatens to snap the fragile ...

Annabel Joseph, 2010

Fortune-Telling Book of Love

The latest addition to the bestselling Fortune-Telling series (more than 450,000 sold), this pocket-sized book divines auspicious signs, personalized fortunes, and time-tested spells for attracting love and keeping the flames of affection ...

K.C. Jones, 2012

Fortune-Telling Book of Dreams

It compiles over 1,000 dream symbols and reveals what they portend for the dreamer. This handy little book is irresistible to pick up; its content is so compelling, it's impossible to put down.

McCloud, Andrea, 2010

The Fortune at the Bottom of the Pyramid

Prahalad describes how the world's low-income markets offer opportunity for the world's wealthiest companies to seek fortune and bring prosperity to the poor.

C. K. Prahalad, 2006

Fortune

Step into the world of the mega-rich… and the mega-bitches.

Megan Cole, 2010

A Dangerous Fortune

This breathtaking novel portrays a family splintered by lust, bound by a shared legacy... men and women swept toward a perilous climax where greed, fed by the shocking truth of a boy's death, must be stopped, or not just one man's dreams, ...

Ken Follett, 2010

Fortune-Telling Birthday Book

Harkening back to the 1930s, the nostalgic illustrations in the Fortune-Telling Birthday Book accompany a perennial calendar for you to keep track of (and interpret) the birthdays of your friends and family.

‎2011

Fortune-Telling Book of Names

Featuring charming vintage illustrations, this luxe volume is sure to cast a spell over anyone who sees it and makes a great gift for expecting parents!

McCloud, A.M., 2010

Fortune-Telling Book of the Zodiac

A great addition to the bestselling Fortune-Telling series, this charming book reveals the secrets written in the night sky with month-by-month fortunes and predictions based on Western and Chinese zodiac symbols.

Jones, K.C., 2010

Sisters of Fortune: America's Caton Sisters at Home and Abroad

The first American heiresses took Britain by storm in 1816, two generations before the great late Victorian beauties.

Jehanne Wake, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FORTUNE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term fortune is used in the context of the following news items.

Aflac employee one of Fortune 500's Heroes

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Fortune favours brave, not Canada at Gold Cup

Fortune so often favours the brave. On this night, Canada wasn't brave—it was cautious. Jamaica was brave, and they deserved to win. «Sportsnet.ca, Jul 15»

After the Sony hack: When Microsoft and Google stepped up

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Only In India! A Fortune Telling Donkey Is Rajasthan's Latest Rage!

A donkey in Rajasthan's Barmer town is pulling a huge crowd these days, thanks to it's fortune-telling capabilities. While this isn't anything new ... «Indiatimes.com, Jul 15»

Why cruise line dining is about to get much better

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Chinese immigrant who made fortune in fakes finds haven

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How leaders can remain optimistic during tough times

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Fortune Live for July 10, 2015: China's stock market bubble …

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GM recalls 780000 SUVs

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Warren Buffett's auto investment in China just took a huge hit

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