unfortunately

UK /ʌnˈfɔː.tjʊ.nət.li/ US /ʌnˈfɔɹ.t͡ʃə.nɪt.li/

adv 2

Collocations

ADJ.

bad, developed, full, large, other, rained, true

Unfortunately, the weather was bad and we had to cancel the picnic.

VERB + UNFORTUNATELY

saved

The data was saved unfortunately only after we had already lost most of our work.

UNFORTUNATELY + NOUN

employment, hotel, number, poet, telephone, truck

Unfortunately, the hotel we booked online turned out to be quite disappointing when we arrived.

adv

Happening through bad luck, or because of some unfortunate event.

He unfortunately placed his hand on a loose brick.

There were an unfortunately large number of misprints.

Used (as a parenthetical word, often a sentence adverb) to express disappointment, compassion, sorrow, regret, or grief.

The houses which burned down could have been saved. Unfortunately, the fire truck had broken down on the way.

Unfortunately, the uproar awoke Mr. Jones, who sprang out of bed, making sure that there was a fox in the yard.

adverb — by bad luck

He unfortunately placed his hand on a loose brick.

Wiktionary

There were an unfortunately large number of misprints.

Wiktionary

The houses which burned down could have been saved. Unfortunately, the fire truck had broken down on the way.

Wiktionary

It is unfortunately true.

Tatoeba · #1320

Unfortunately, the telephone was out of order.

Tatoeba · #26622

The bad news is unfortunately true.

Tatoeba · #49683

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