Definition of "fortune" in English

noun

1. Destiny, especially favorable.

   • She read my fortune. Apparently I will have a good love life this week, but I will have a bad week for money.

2. A prediction or set of predictions about a person's future provided by a fortune teller.

3. A small slip of paper with wise or vaguely prophetic words printed on it, baked into a fortune cookie.

4. The arrival of something in a sudden or unexpected manner; chance; accident.

5. Good luck.

   • fame and fortune
   • Fortune favors the brave.

6. One's wealth; the amount of money one has, especially if it is vast.

   • He's amassed a small fortune working in the Middle East.
   • My vast fortune was a result of inheritance and stock market nous.
   • Her fortune is estimated at 3 million dollars.

7. A large amount of money.

   • That car must be worth a fortune! How could you afford it?

verb

1. To provide (someone) with a fortune.

2. To tell the fortune of (someone); to presage.

3. (intransitive, obsolete) To happen, to take place.