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fortunes

UK/ˈfɔː(ɹ).tjuːnz/

fortunes is the plural of fortune.

fortunes is the third-person singular simple present indicative of fortune.

Meaning of fortune

Noun

fortune (countable and uncountable, plural fortunes)

  1. Destiny, especially favorable.
    • She read my fortune. Apparently I will have a good love life this week, but I will have a bad week for money.
  2. A prediction or set of predictions about a person's future provided by a fortune teller.
  3. A small slip of paper with wise or vaguely prophetic words printed on it, baked into a fortune cookie.
  4. The arrival of something in a sudden or unexpected manner; chance; accident.
    • 'Tis more by fortune, lady, than by merit.c. 1607–1608 (date written), William Shakespeare, [George Wilkins?], The Late, and Much Admired Play, Called Pericles, Prince of Tyre. […], London: […] [William White and Thomas Creede] for Henry...
  5. Good luck.
    • fame and fortune
    Antonyms:
    doom, fate, misfortune
  6. One's wealth; the amount of money one has, especially if it is vast.
    • He's amassed a small fortune working in the Middle East.

See all 13 meanings of fortune

Phrases with fortunes

Questions about fortunes

What is fortunes the plural of?
Fortunes is the plural of fortune.
How do you pronounce fortunes?
Fortunes is pronounced /ˈfɔː(ɹ).tjuːnz/ (UK).

Words near fortunes in the dictionary

  1. fortune-telling
  2. fortune-tells
  3. fortune-told
  4. fortuned
  5. fortuneless
  6. fortunes
  7. fortuneteller
  8. fortunetellers
  9. fortunetelling
  10. Fortunian
  11. fortuning

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