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fortune

The correct spelling is fortune.

How to pronounce fortune

noun

IPA: /ˈfɔːtʃuːn/

Say it like: For-tun-e

The correct spelling is fortune. Destiny, especially favorable. For example: "She read my fortune. Apparently I will have a good love life this week, but I will have a bad week for money."

Usage Examples

She read my fortune. Apparently I will have a good love life this week, but I will have a bad week for money.

Fortune favors the brave.

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

Meanings

noun

  1. 1.Destiny, especially favorable.
  2. 2.A prediction or set of predictions about a person's future provided by a fortune teller.
  3. 3.A small slip of paper with wise or vaguely prophetic words printed on it, baked into a fortune cookie.
  4. 4.The arrival of something in a sudden or unexpected manner; chance; accident.
  5. 5.Good luck.

verb

  1. 1.To happen, take place.
  2. 2.To provide with a fortune.
  3. 3.To presage; to tell the fortune of.

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