fortune

UK /ˈfɔːt͡ʃuːn/ US /ˈfoɹt͡ʃun/
noun 5verb 3name 3

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2

(noun.) fortunes: what happens to sb/sth

ADJ

declining, flagging

changing, fluctuating, mixed

The team had changing fortunes this season, winning some games and losing others.

economic, electoral

VERB + FORTUNE

revive

The new manager worked hard to revive the company's financial fortunes after a difficult year.

follow

She has followed the family's fortune through good times and bad.

FORTUNE + VERB

change, fluctuate

The team's fortunes fluctuated dramatically throughout the season as injuries affected their performance.

improve, rise

decline, fall

The family's fortune declined sharply after the business failed.

PHRASES

a reversal of fortunes

After winning the lottery, there was a sudden reversal of fortunes for the struggling family.

3

(noun.) what is going to happen to sb in the future

VERB + FORTUNE

read, tell

At the fair, a woman in a colorful tent told my fortune for ten dollars.

FORTUNE + NOUN

teller, telling

4

(noun.) very large amount of money

ADJ

considerable, enormous, great, immense, large, substantial, vast | small | family, personal

VERB + FORTUNE

accumulate, acquire, amass, build (up), make, win | inherit

leave (sb)

When his grandfather passed away, he left the family a considerable fortune.

lose, squander

After years of bad investments, she squandered her entire fortune on failed business ventures.

seek

Many young people seek their fortune in big cities hoping for better job opportunities.

be worth

That antique watch her grandmother left her is worth a fortune.

cost

That luxury car cost him a small fortune when he bought it last year.

pay, spend

My parents paid a fortune for their new kitchen renovation last year.

PREP

~ from

She made her fortune from selling handmade jewelry at local markets and online.

~ in

He made his fortune in the tech industry during the 1990s.

~ on

She made a small fortune on cryptocurrency before the market crashed.

~ out

She made her fortune out of selling handmade jewelry online.

PHRASES

fame and fortune

Many actors dream of achieving fame and fortune in Hollywood before they turn thirty.

heir/heiress to a fortune

When she turned 21, Maria became heiress to a vast fortune left by her grandmother.

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