fortune

Meaning of fortune in English

Noun

1. good or bad luck

by good[bad] fortune
through all one's fortunes ー through the ups and downs of life
They had the bad fortune to lose their two daughters.
I had the good fortune to find the book.

2. one’s destiny

tell one's fortune with cards

3. wealth

He made a fortune from nothing[scratch].
He gave all his fortune to get it.
He came into[inherited] fortune.

4. the goddess of fortune

Fortune smiled on me.
Fortune favors the brave. (proverb)
Fortune comes in by a merry gate. (proverb)
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