/ˈfɔːtʃuːn/
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Translation
A very large amount of money. It can also mean the good or bad things that happen to you by chance.
Word origin
From Latin fortuna, chance or luck, from fors, chance.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- fortuna
- English cognates
- fortunate
Examples
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"A fortune" means a very large amount of money.
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"Make a fortune" means to become rich.
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Here it means the things that will happen to you later.
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