fortunately
pronunciation
How to pronounce fortunately in British English:
UK [ˈfɔːtʃənətli]
How to pronounce fortunately in American English:
US [ˈfɔːrtʃənətli]
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- Adverb:
- by good fortune
Word Origin
- fortunately (adv.)
- "by (good) fortune," 1540s, from fortunate + -ly (2).
Antonym
Example
- 1. Fortunately he decided to stay in .
- 2. Fortunately , cooler heads will likely prevail .
- 3. Fortunately , I managed to avoid being infected by it .
- 4. Fortunately , there 's help thanks to my extensive zombie cinematic background and training .
- 5. Fortunately for goldman , it has an escape hatch .