Fortune means a lot of money or things that are worth a lot. People use it when talking about rich people or big money.
He made a fortune from his business.
She inherited a fortune from her family.
Fortune can mean luck or chance. Good fortune means lucky things happen, and bad fortune means unlucky things.
Good fortune helped him pass the test.
She had bad fortune on her trip.
Fortune means a prediction about what will happen in the future. People often hear fortunes from fortune tellers or cards.
The fortune said she would be happy soon.
He read his fortune from the cards.
A fortune is a short note inside a cookie or paper. It shows advice or prediction about good things.
I got a funny fortune in my cookie.
Her fortune said, 'Good luck soon.'
Fortune as a verb means to give someone good or bad luck. This use is old or formal and not common today.
May fortune smile on you today.
They fortuned the team with good luck.
Fortune can also mean a very rich or powerful person in old or literary style. This meaning is less common today.
The fortune ruled the city in old times.
She became a fortune in the fashion world.
Fortune means all the money and things that a person or company owns, often for business or investment.
The company has a large fortune to invest.
Fortune grows when people save money.
