fortune
/ˈfɔːtʃuːn/noun
उच्चारण फ़ॉर्चून
धन-दौलत, संपत्ति
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[C]
a large amount of money
धन-दौलत, संपत्ति
- He made a fortune in business.
- The house cost a fortune.
- The family lost its fortune in the stock market.
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- She spent a fortune on her daughter's wedding.
- He inherited a fortune from his uncle.
Synonyms wealth riches property assets prosperity
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[U]
chance or luck, especially in the way it affects people's lives
भाग्य, किस्मत
- I had the good fortune to meet a great teacher.
- By good fortune, a doctor was travelling on the same train.
- Fortune smiled on us, and the rain stopped before the match.
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- She believed that fortune favours the brave.
- The climbers had the good fortune to find a cave during the storm.
Synonyms luck chance fate destiny providence
Opposite misfortune bad luck
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[C, usually pl.]
the good and bad things that happen to a person, family or country
किस्मत (उतार-चढ़ाव)
- the changing fortunes of the team
- The family's fortunes improved after a good harvest.
- The company's fortunes changed after the new product was launched.
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- The fortunes of the club have risen since the new coach arrived.
- A bad harvest can change a farmer's fortunes overnight.
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fortune (uncountable): luck
Chance or luck: 'by good fortune', 'try your fortune', 'the fortunes of war'.
भाग्य या संयोग के अर्थ में, जैसे by good fortune, try your fortune।
- By good fortune, the train was late too.
a fortune (countable): a large sum
A very large amount of money. It is used with verbs of cost, earning and spending.
धन की बहुत बड़ी राशि; cost, earn और spend जैसी क्रियाओं के साथ प्रयुक्त।
- The wedding cost them a fortune.
the fortunes of + noun
In the plural, fortunes means the success or failure of a person, team or company over time.
बहुवचन में 'fortunes' का अर्थ समय के साथ किसी व्यक्ति, टीम या कंपनी की सफलता या विफलता है।
- The fortunes of the team changed after the new coach arrived.
fortune + favours / smiles on
Fortune is personified in formal and literary English: fortune favours the brave.
औपचारिक और साहित्यिक अंग्रेज़ी में 'fortune' का मानवीकरण होता है, जैसे fortune favours the brave।
- Fortune smiled on her and she got the job.
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verb + a fortune
makelosecostinheritspendearn
- He lost a fortune in the share market.
adjective + fortune
goodbadillsmallconsiderablefamily
- She inherited a small fortune from her grandfather.
fortune + noun
tellercookiehunterwheeltelling
- A fortune teller sat outside the temple.
of fortune
a man of fortunesoldier of fortunetwist of fortunestroke of fortunereversal of fortune
- A strange twist of fortune made the beggar a landlord.
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- The old merchant built a fortune from a tiny shop.
बूढ़े व्यापारी ने एक छोटी-सी दुकान से अपनी दौलत खड़ी की।
- It costs a fortune to study medicine privately.
निजी तौर पर डॉक्टरी पढ़ने में बहुत धन लगता है।
- Radhika had the good fortune to study under a great teacher.
राधिका का सौभाग्य था कि उसे एक महान शिक्षक से पढ़ने का अवसर मिला।
- The company's fortunes have risen sharply this year.
इस वर्ष कंपनी की स्थिति में भारी सुधार हुआ है।
- Many young people left their villages to seek their fortune in Mumbai.
बहुत से युवा अपना भाग्य आज़माने के लिए गाँव छोड़कर मुंबई चले गए।
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✗ He is a man of great fortunate.
✓ He is a man of great fortune.
Fortunate is an adjective. After 'great', the noun fortune is needed.
'Fortunate' adjective है; 'great' के बाद संज्ञा 'fortune' चाहिए।
✗ He is very fortune to have such a teacher.
✓ He is very fortunate to have such a teacher.
Fortune is a noun. The adjective after 'very' is fortunate.
'Fortune' संज्ञा है; 'very' के बाद adjective 'fortunate' चाहिए।
✗ The fortunes smiled on him.
✓ Fortune smiled on him.
In the sense of luck, fortune is uncountable and takes no plural.
भाग्य के अर्थ में 'fortune' अगणनीय है और इसका plural नहीं होता।
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Fortune, luck and fate all deal with chance but differ in force.
Fortune, luck और fate तीनों संयोग से संबंधित हैं पर उनकी प्रबलता अलग है।
Luck as it affects a life, or a large sum of money.
जीवन को प्रभावित करने वाला भाग्य, या धन की बड़ी राशि।
- He made a fortune.
Good or bad things that happen by chance.
संयोग से होने वाली अच्छी या बुरी बातें।
- Good luck for the exam!
A power believed to decide events in advance.
वह शक्ति जो घटनाओं को पहले से तय मानी जाती है।
- It was fate that brought them together.
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tell sb's fortune
to tell somebody what will happen to them in the future
भविष्य बताना
- An old man offered to tell my fortune.
fortune favours the brave
people who are brave are more likely to succeed
भाग्य साहसी का साथ देता है
- Take the chance; fortune favours the brave.
make a fortune
to earn a lot of money
बहुत पैसा कमाना
- He made a fortune in the steel business.
- She made a fortune selling handmade bags online.
cost (sb) a fortune
to cost a lot of money
बहुत महँगा पड़ना
- That wedding must have cost a fortune.
- The repairs cost me a fortune.
a small fortune
a lot of money
काफ़ी बड़ी रक़म
- They spent a small fortune on the house.
- Her phone cost a small fortune.
seek your fortune
to try to find a way to become rich, especially by going to another place
क़िस्मत आज़माने निकलना
- Many young men left the village to seek their fortune in the city.
- He went to the Gulf to seek his fortune.
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≈Synonyms and antonyms
Synonyms
wealth riches property assets prosperity luck chance fate destiny providence lot
Antonyms
poverty pittance misfortune bad luck
AaSpelling
for·tune
With -tune (not 'fortchune').
अंत में -tune ('fortchune' गलत है)।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Fortune favours the brave; a soldier of fortune (a mercenary).
कहावतें: fortune favours the brave; a soldier of fortune (भाड़े का सैनिक)।
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One-word substitution
A person who claims to tell the future is a fortune teller or soothsayer; a person who wants to marry somebody rich is a fortune hunter.
भविष्य बताने का दावा करने वाला fortune teller या soothsayer; धनी से विवाह करना चाहने वाला fortune hunter।