Fortunate

  • 11fortunate — for|tu|nate [ fɔrtʃənət ] adjective ** lucky, especially because you have more advantages than other people: Not everyone is as fortunate as we are. The state provides textbooks for the less fortunate students. fortunate (enough) to do something …

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  • 12fortunate */*/ — UK [ˈfɔː(r)tʃənət] / US [ˈfɔrtʃənət] adjective lucky, especially because you have more advantages than other people Not everyone is as fortunate as we are. The state provides textbooks for the less fortunate students. fortunate enough to do… …

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  • 13fortunate — fortunately, adv. fortunateness, n. /fawr cheuh nit/, adj. 1. having good fortune; receiving good from uncertain or unexpected sources; lucky: a fortunate young actor who got the lead in the play. 2. bringing or indicating good fortune; resulting …

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  • 14fortunate — 01. We are very [fortunate] to be living in such a beautiful, rich country. 02. We won t be able to come to your party [unfortunately] because we have a previous engagement. 03. The child fell out of the apple tree, but [fortunately] was unharmed …

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  • 15fortunate — [[t]fɔ͟ː(r)tʃʊnɪt[/t]] ADJ GRADED: oft ADJ to inf, ADJ in ing, it v link ADJ that If you say that someone or something is fortunate, you mean that they are lucky. He was extremely fortunate to survive... Central London is fortunate in having so… …

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  • 16Fortunate — Infobox Single Name = Fortunate Artist = Maxwell from Album = Life (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) B side = Released = January 1, 1999 Format = CD, cassette Recorded = 1998 Genre = Contemporary R B Length = 4:11 Label = Columbia Writer = R.… …

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  • 17fortunate — adj. VERBS ▪ be, feel, seem ▪ consider sb, count yourself, think sb ▪ We consider ourselves extremely fortunate. ADVERB …

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  • 18fortunate — [ˈfɔːtʃənət] adj lucky Ant: unfortunate Not everyone is as fortunate as we are.[/ex] She was extremely fortunate to escape without injury.[/ex] I was fortunate enough to have a very supportive family.[/ex] It is very fortunate that the doctor was …

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  • 19fortunate — adjective 1) he was fortunate that the punishment was so slight Syn: lucky, favored, blessed, blessed with good luck, in luck, having a charmed life, charmed; informal sitting pretty Ant: unfortunate 2) in a fortunate position Syn …

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  • 20fortunate — adjective a) Coming by good luck or favorable chance. a fortunate event b) Bringing some good thing not foreseen as certain. a fortunate concurrence of circumstances Syn …

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