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fortune

Dictionary definition · fortune

noun

  1. an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another"bad luck caused his downfall"
  2. a large amount of wealth or prosperity
  3. an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that leads to a favorable outcome"it was my good luck to be there"
  4. your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)"whatever my fortune may be"

Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).