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WIKTIONARY
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.