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fortunes
Noun
  • plural of fortune
Verb
  • third-person singular simple present indicative form of fortune
fortune
Noun
  • Destiny, especially favorable.
  • A prediction or set of predictions about a person's future provided by a fortune teller.
  • A small slip of paper with wise or vaguely prophetic words printed on it, baked into a fortune cookie.
  • The arrival of something in a sudden or unexpected manner; chance; accident.
  • Good luck.
  • One's wealth; the amount of money one has; especially, if it is vast.
  • A large amount of money.
Verb
  • To happen, take place. [14th-19th c.] obsolete, intransitive
  • To provide with a fortune.
  • To presage; to tell the fortune of.