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fortunately

adv · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈfɔː.t͡ʃə.nɪt.li/
  • General-American: /ˈfɔɹ.t͡ʃə.nɪt.li/
  • General-American: /ˈfɔɹt͡ʃ.nɪt.li/
  • General-American: [ˈfɔɹt͡ʃ.nɪʔ.li]
  • /ˈfɔɹ.t͡ʃə.nətli/ weak vowel merger
  • /ˈfɔɹt͡ʃ.nət.li/ weak vowel merger
  • [ˈfɔɹt͡ʃ.nəʔ.li] weak vowel merger
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • CMU ARPABET: F AO1 R CH AH0 N AH0 T L IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
  • CMU ARPABET 2: F AO1 R CH UW0 N AH0 T L IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adv

Meaning 1

In a fortunate manner.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adv

Meaning 2

It is (or was, etc) fortunate that.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • Fortunately for Sam, his pet hamster was alive.
  • My mom has fortunately agreed to help us with the science project for school.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adverb

Meaning 3

by good fortune

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • fortunately the weather was good

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: fortuitously, luckily, as luck would have it

Antonyms: unfortunately

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English fortunate Middle English -ly English -ly English fortunately From fortunate + -ly.

Across languages

Translations

94 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Armenian: բարեբախտաբար (barebaxtabar) — in a fortunate manner
  • Belarusian: уда́чна (udáčna) — in a fortunate manner
  • Belarusian: уда́ла (udála) — in a fortunate manner
  • Belarusian: шчаслі́ва (ščaslíva) — in a fortunate manner
  • Belarusian: паспяхо́ва (paspjaxóva) — in a fortunate manner
  • Bulgarian: щастливо (štastlivo) — in a fortunate manner
  • Bulgarian: сполучливо (spolučlivo) — in a fortunate manner
  • Catalan: afortunadament — in a fortunate manner
  • Chinese Mandarin: 幸得 (xìngdé) — in a fortunate manner
  • Chinese Mandarin: 所幸 (suǒxìng) — in a fortunate manner
  • Chinese Mandarin: 幸好 (xìnghǎo) — in a fortunate manner
  • Czech: naštěstí — in a fortunate manner
  • Dutch: gelukkig — in a fortunate manner
  • Dutch: gelukkigerwijs — in a fortunate manner
  • Esperanto: feliĉe — in a fortunate manner
  • Finnish: onnekkaasti — in a fortunate manner
  • French: heureusement — in a fortunate manner
  • Georgian: საბედნიეროდ (sabednierod) — in a fortunate manner
  • German: mit Glück — in a fortunate manner
  • German: glücklich — in a fortunate manner
  • Greek: ευτυχώς (eftychós) — in a fortunate manner
  • Hungarian: szerencsésen — in a fortunate manner
  • Italian: fortunatamente — in a fortunate manner
  • Lithuanian: laimei — in a fortunate manner
  • Māori: māringanui — in a fortunate manner
  • Norwegian Bokmål: heldigvis — in a fortunate manner
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: heldigvis — in a fortunate manner
  • Persian: خوشبختانه (xošbaxtâne) — in a fortunate manner
  • Polish: szczęśliwie — in a fortunate manner
  • Portuguese: afortunadamente — in a fortunate manner
  • Russian: уда́чно (udáčno) — in a fortunate manner
  • Russian: счастли́во (sčastlívo) — in a fortunate manner
  • Russian: успе́шно (uspéšno) — in a fortunate manner
  • Serbo-Croatian: nasreću — in a fortunate manner
  • Spanish: afortunadamente — in a fortunate manner
  • Swedish: lyckligtvis — in a fortunate manner
  • Ukrainian: вда́ло (vdálo) — in a fortunate manner
  • Ukrainian: уда́тно (udátno) — in a fortunate manner
  • Ukrainian: щасли́во (ščaslývo) — in a fortunate manner
  • Ukrainian: успі́шно (uspíšno) — in a fortunate manner
  • Arabic: لِحُسْن اَلْحَظّ (li-ḥusn al-ḥaẓẓ) — it is fortunate that
  • Armenian: բարեբախտաբար (barebaxtabar) — it is fortunate that
  • Azerbaijani: xoşbəxtlikdən — it is fortunate that
  • Belarusian: на шча́сце (na ščáscje) — it is fortunate that
  • Bulgarian: за щастие (za štastie) — it is fortunate that
  • Catalan: feliçment — it is fortunate that
  • Chinese Mandarin: 幸好 (xìnghǎo) — it is fortunate that
  • Czech: naštěstí — it is fortunate that
  • Danish: heldigvis — it is fortunate that
  • Dutch: gelukkig — it is fortunate that
  • Dutch: gelukkigerwijs — it is fortunate that
  • Finnish: onneksi — it is fortunate that
  • French: heureusement — it is fortunate that
  • French: par bonheur — it is fortunate that
  • French: par chance — it is fortunate that
  • Georgian: საბედნიეროდ (sabednierod) — it is fortunate that
  • German: zum Glück — it is fortunate that
  • German: Gott sei Dank — it is fortunate that
  • German: glücklicherweise — it is fortunate that
  • Greek: ευτυχώς (eftychós) — it is fortunate that
  • Greek: για καλή μου τύχη (gia kalí mou týchi) — it is fortunate that
  • Hungarian: szerencsére — it is fortunate that
  • Indonesian: untungnya — it is fortunate that
  • Interlingua: fortunatemente — it is fortunate that
  • Italian: per fortuna — it is fortunate that
  • Italian: fortunatamente — it is fortunate that
  • Japanese: 幸運にも (kōun nimo) — it is fortunate that
  • Korean: 다행스럽게도 (dahaengseureopgedo) — it is fortunate that
  • Korean: 운 좋게도 (un jokedo) — it is fortunate that
  • Latin: feliciter — it is fortunate that
  • Latvian: par laimi — it is fortunate that
  • Lithuanian: laimei — it is fortunate that
  • Māori: maringanui — it is fortunate that
  • Māori: māringanui — it is fortunate that
  • Māori: mokori anō — it is fortunate that
  • Norman: par bounheur — it is fortunate that
  • Norwegian Bokmål: heldigvis — it is fortunate that
  • Persian: خوشبختانه (xošbaxtâne) — it is fortunate that
  • Polish: na szczęście — it is fortunate that
  • Portuguese: felizmente — it is fortunate that
  • Romanian: din fericire — it is fortunate that
  • Russian: к сча́стью (k sčástʹju) — it is fortunate that
  • Slovak: našťastie — it is fortunate that
  • Spanish: dichosamente — it is fortunate that
  • Spanish: afortunadamente — it is fortunate that
  • Spanish: por suerte — it is fortunate that
  • Swedish: lyckligtvis — it is fortunate that
  • Swedish: som tur är — it is fortunate that
  • Tagalog: sa kabutihang palad — it is fortunate that
  • Turkish: neyse ki — it is fortunate that
  • Turkish: Allah'tan — it is fortunate that
  • Turkish: çok şükür — it is fortunate that
  • Turkish: iyi ki — it is fortunate that
  • Ukrainian: на ща́стя (na ščástja) — it is fortunate that
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