Fortune (Noun)
Meaning 1
A large amount of wealth or prosperity.
Classification
Nouns denoting possession and transfer of possession.
Examples
- He made a vast fortune by investing in real estate at the right time.
- She inherited a significant fortune from her late grandmother, who had built a business empire.
- Their luck changed after winning the lottery, bringing them an enormous fortune almost overnight.
- Throughout his life, the wealthy businessman was known for sharing his fortune with various charities and philanthropic causes.
- Her wise investment decisions and sharp business sense had led to a fortune that continued to grow with each passing year.
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Meaning 2
Your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you); "whatever my fortune may be"; "deserved a better fate"; "has a happy lot"; "the luck of the Irish"; "a victim of circumstances"; "success that was her portion".
Classification
Nouns denoting natural processes.
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Meaning 3
An unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that leads to a favorable outcome; "it was my good luck to be there"; "they say luck is a lady"; "it was as if fortune guided his hand".
Classification
Nouns denoting natural phenomena.
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Meaning 4
An unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another; "bad luck caused his downfall"; "we ran into each other by pure chance".
Classification
Nouns denoting natural phenomena.