fortune

Pronunciation: /ˈfɔːtjuːn/

The English word “fortune” has 10 meanings listed here.

noun

Destiny, especially favorable.
A prediction or set of predictions about a person's future provided by a fortune teller.
A small slip of paper with wise or vaguely prophetic words printed on it, baked into a fortune cookie.
The arrival of something in a sudden or unexpected manner; chance; accident.
Good luck.
One's wealth; the amount of money one has, especially if it is vast.
A large amount of money.

verb

To provide (someone) with a fortune.
To tell the fortune of (someone); to presage.
To happen, to take place.

Etymology

From Middle English fortune, from Old French fortune, from Latin fortuna (“fate, luck”). The plural form fortunae meant “possessions”, which also gave fortune the meaning of “riches”.

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