fortune
gb/fˈɔɹt͡ʃun/ us/fˈɔɹt͡ʃun/
B1
Engels
~ 2800
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Zelfstandig naamwoord
B1
entity
1
A very large sum of money
A very large amount of money or valuable things.
Gebruikspatroon:
to make [a] fortune
Veelgemaakte fout:
Learners sometimes confuse 'fortune' with 'opportunity' due to the phrase 'good fortune'. In this sense, it refers only to wealth.
Synoniemen
wealth (More general term for abundance of valuable resources, not necessarily money alone.)
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riches (Often more literary or dramatic in tone than 'fortune'.)
Antoniemen
poverty (The state of having little or no money or resources.)
Woordcombinaties
make a fortune
|spend a fortune
|inherit a fortune
|cost a fortune
Thema's
business
|wealth
|daily life
|finance
|core_vocabulary
Voorbeelden
- She made a fortune by investing in real estate.
- The necklace must be worth a fortune.
- He inherited a fortune from his grandmother.
- They spent a fortune on their wedding.
Voorbeelden voor taalleerders
- He made a fortune in business.
- This car costs a fortune.
- She got a fortune from her uncle.
- They spent a fortune on the house.
Zelfstandig naamwoord
B2
entity
2
Luck or chance in events
Luck or chance that decides what happens to someone.
Veelgemaakte fout:
Learners may confuse this meaning with 'wealth'; here, it refers to chance, not money.
Synoniemen
luck (More casual and common term for chance events.)
Antoniemen
misfortune (Bad luck; chance events with negative outcomes.)
Woordcombinaties
good fortune
|bad fortune
|by fortune
Thema's
daily life
|emotions
|core_vocabulary
Voorbeelden
- By good fortune, we arrived just before it started raining.
- They met by sheer fortune.
- Fortune smiled on them during their travels.
Voorbeelden voor taalleerders
- By good fortune, we found the lost dog.
- He had the fortune to meet her.
- Fortune was with us today.
Zelfstandig naamwoord
B2
entity
3
A person's future or destiny
What will happen to someone in the future.
Synoniemen
fate (Implies inevitability and predetermination more strongly than 'fortune'.)
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destiny (Often has a more poetic or grand connotation than 'fortune'.)
Antoniemen
free will (The ability to choose one's actions regardless of destiny.)
Woordcombinaties
tell someone's fortune
|seek your fortune
Thema's
daily life
|philosophy
|core_vocabulary
Voorbeelden
- He went to the city to seek his fortune.
- The old woman claimed she could tell your fortune.
- Her fortune changed after she got the new job.
Voorbeelden voor taalleerders
- She can tell your fortune.
- He left home to find his fortune.
- His fortune changed after the trip.
Grammatica
Lemmavorm
fortune
IPA
GB/fˈɔɹt͡ʃun/
US/fˈɔɹt͡ʃun/
Lettergrepen en klemtoon
for - tune (2 lettergrepen)
Stress on 1st syllable (for)
Woordvormen
Noun
- Base: fortune
- Plural: fortune, fortunes
Woordfamilie
Forms
fortunes
noun
Core family
fortunate
adjective B1
fortunately
adverb B1
Negative and opposite forms
Uitdrukkingen
cost a fortune
1/kˈɔst ə fˈɔɹt͡ʃun/
fixed phrase
Be very expensive
To be very expensive and need a lot of money.
Voorbeelden
- That designer dress must have cost a fortune.
- It cost us a fortune to repair the car.
fortune smiles on [someone]
1/fˈɔɹt͡ʃun smˈaɪlz ˈɔn sˈʌmwˌʌn/
idiom
literary
Receive good luck unexpectedly
To have good luck happen to you without planning it.
Voorbeelden
- Fortune smiled on him when he found the missing keys.
- Fortune smiled on the team as they won without effort.
make a fortune
1/mˈeɪk ə fˈɔɹt͡ʃun/
fixed phrase
Earn a lot of money
To get a lot of money, usually quickly or easily.
Voorbeelden
- She made a fortune selling handmade jewelry online.
- He hopes to make a fortune in the stock market.
seek your fortune
1/sˈik jˈʊɹ fˈɔɹt͡ʃun/
fixed phrase
Try to get rich or successful
To go somewhere new to try to become rich or successful.
Voorbeelden
- Many young people went west to seek their fortunes.
- He left his hometown to seek his fortune in the big city.
tell someone's fortune
1/tˈɛl sˈʌmwˌʌnz fˈɔɹt͡ʃun/
fixed phrase
Predict someone's future events
To say what will happen to someone in the future, often using special cards or other methods.
Voorbeelden
- She told my fortune using tarot cards.
- They visited a woman who could tell their fortunes.