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fortunatelyfor‧tu‧nate‧ly /ˈfɔːtʃənətli $ ˈfɔːr-/ ●●○ adverb [sentence adverb]   - We were late getting to the airport, but fortunately our plane was delayed.
- About five weeks ago there was a very nasty accident, fortunately nobody was injured, unlike this time.
- Haute couture, fortunately, is simply called couture.
- The success of Beauty and the Beast was fortunately timed.
- They were fortunately innocent of the fact that Monet charged them some 60 percent more than he charged his fellow countrymen.
- We were not, fortunately, asked to watch each other but only to get involved in our own scenario.
a lucky thing that happens► lucky a lucky event happens because of good luck, and not because of hard work, careful planning etc: lucky guess/win/escape etc: · "How did you know he'd be there?" "It was a lucky guess."· Italy got a lucky goal in the last five minutes of the game.it is lucky (that): · ''It's lucky that you remembered about the passports," said Barry as they drove away. ► fortunate lucky - use this especially about something that happens which saves you from danger or serious trouble. Fortunate is more formal than lucky: it is fortunate (that): · It is extremely fortunate that there was no-one in the building when the bomb went off.fortunate for: · Some plants actually prefer a lot of shade, which is fortunate for gardeners choosing plants for gloomy corners. ► luckily/fortunately because of good luck - use this when something dangerous or unpleasant is avoided as a result of good luck: · I had forgotten my key, but luckily Ahmed was there and let me in.· Fortunately, there was no-one in the office when the fire started.luckily/fortunately for: · Luckily for us it didn't rain till the evening. ► it's a good thing also it's a good job British spoken say this when something lucky happens that saves you from experiencing problems or danger: it's a good thing (that): · It's a good thing I brought my camera.· It's a good job you didn't scream. ► a stroke of luck something lucky that happens to you very unexpectedly and saves you from a difficult or inconvenient situation: · My car had broken down opposite a garage, which was a real stroke of luck.· Here's a letter from my father with a cheque inside - isn't that a stroke of luck!it is a stroke of luck (that): · It was a stroke of luck that they'd just substituted their usual penalty taker. ► be your lucky day/night etc if it is your lucky day, night etc , you are lucky and something good happens then: · I have a feeling today's going to be my lucky day.· He kissed her again and then started up the car. Tonight was his lucky night. ► miraculous use this when something very dangerous or unpleasant is avoided as a result of good luck, in a way that is almost unbelievable: · A teenager had a miraculous escape last night when the car she was travelling in overturned.· The doctor gave her a month to live but she made a miraculous recovery.it is miraculous (that): · The emergency services said it was miraculous that no-one was seriously injured. ► fluke informal something very surprising that only happens because of luck, not because of your skill or planning: · I'll have to win more than once, otherwise people will think it was a fluke. nounfortunemisfortuneunfortunateadjectivefortunate ≠ unfortunateadverbfortunately ≠ unfortunately happening because of good luck SYN luckily:  Fortunately, everything worked out all right in the end.RegisterIn everyday English, people usually say luckily rather than fortunately:· Luckily, no one was hurt. |