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fortune

/ˈfɔːtʃuːn/

/ˈfɔrʧən/

Translations

fortunenoun

fortunes

/ˈfɔːtʃuːn/

/ˈfɔrʧən/

удача

She had the fortune to find a job she loves.

Ей повезло найти работу, которую она любит.

судьба

The fortune of the company depends on the new product launch.

Судьба компании зависит от запуска нового продукта.

состояние

He inherited a large fortune from his grandfather.

Он унаследовал большое состояние от своего дедушки.

Additional translations

Synonyms

fortuneverb

fortuned

Past Simple

fortuned

Past Participle

fortuning

Gerund

Literary/archaic verb meaning ‘to endow with fortune’ or ‘to happen by chance’.

Synonyms

come about

fortuneadjective

/ˈfɔː.tʃuːn/

/ˈfɔr.tʃən/

Used attributively before another noun, e.g. “fortune cookie”, “fortune teller”.

Definitions

fortunenoun

A large amount of money or assets.

He made a fortune in the stock market.

Chance or luck as an arbitrary force affecting human affairs.

She had the good fortune to win the lottery.

A person's destiny or future, often as revealed by a supernatural means.

She visited a psychic to learn about her fortune.

Success or failure experienced by a person or group over time (usually in the plural).

The company’s fortunes changed dramatically after the new CEO arrived.

fortuneverb

To endow (someone) with wealth or good luck.

The inheritance fortuned him beyond his wildest dreams.

(Intransitive, literary) To occur or happen by chance.

It fortuned that they met again years later.

fortuneadjective

Relating to or used in fortune-telling; associated with luck.

She cracked open a fortune cookie after dinner.