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- Dictionaryfortunate/ˈfɔːtʃənət/
adjective
- 1. favoured by or involving good luck; lucky: "she'd been fortunate to escape serious injury" Similar Opposite
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receiving or bringing a good thing that was uncertain or unexpected: a fortunate choice. [ + to infinitive ] You’re fortunate to have found such a pleasant house. [ + that clause ] It was fortunate that you left in time. fortunately. adverb [ not gradable ] us / ˈfɔr·tʃə·nət·li / Fortunately we were already home when it started to snow.
The meaning of FORTUNATE is bringing some good thing not foreseen as certain : auspicious. How to use fortunate in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Fortunate.
Synonyms for FORTUNATE: happy, lucky, convenient, fortuitous, coincidental, favorable, providential, unexpected; Antonyms of FORTUNATE: unfortunate, unhappy, unlucky, hapless, luckless, expected, anticipated, untimely.
Fortunate definition: having good fortune; receiving good from uncertain or unexpected sources; lucky. See examples of FORTUNATE used in a sentence.
1. having good fortune; receiving good from uncertain or unexpected sources; lucky. a fortunate young actor who got the lead in the play. 2. bringing or indicating good fortune; resulting favorably; auspicious.
fortunate. /ˈfɔrtʃ (ə)nət/ /ˈfɔtʃənət/ IPA guide. If you are lucky, you are fortunate. You can be fortunate to have avoided something terrible and you can be fortunate to have acquired, won, or been bestowed with something better than those around you, like wealth and good looks.
Define fortunate. fortunate synonyms, fortunate pronunciation, fortunate translation, English dictionary definition of fortunate. bringing something good and unforeseen; lucky; providential: A fortunate turn of events helped her find a new career.
uk / ˈfɔːtʃ ə nət / us. Add to word list. B2. lucky: [ + to do sth ] I'm very fortunate to be alive. [ + (that) ] It was fortunate that someone was available to take over. Opposite. unfortunate. (Definition of fortunate from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of fortunate. in Chinese (Traditional) 幸運的…
Definition of fortunate adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English for‧tu‧nate /ˈfɔːtʃənət $ ˈfɔːr-/ adjective 1 someone who is fortunate has something good happen to them, or is in a good situation SYN lucky fortunate to do something I’ve been fortunate to find a career that I love.
