What does Fortunately mean?

Definitions for Fortunately
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This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word Fortunately.

Princeton's WordNet

  1. fortunately, fortuitously, luckily, as luck would have itadverb

    by good fortune

    "fortunately the weather was good"

Wiktionary

  1. fortunatelyadverb

    It is (or was, etc) fortunate that.

    Fortunately, Sam's pet hamster was not dead.

  2. fortunatelyadverb

    In a fortunate manner.

    Fortunately, Sam's pet hamster was not dead.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Fortunatelyadverb

    Happily; successfully.

    Etymology: from fortunate.

    Bright Eliza rul’d Britannia’s state,
    And boldy wise, and fortunately great. Matthew Prior.

ChatGPT

  1. fortunately

    Fortunately is an adverb that means a positive situation or event happening by chance or luck, often used to express relief, gratitude or a beneficial outcome. It conveys that something has happened in a way that is lucky or beneficial for someone.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Fortunatelyadverb

    in a fortunate manner; luckily; successfully; happily

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British National Corpus

  1. Written Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'Fortunately' in Written Corpus Frequency: #4582

  2. Adverbs Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'Fortunately' in Adverbs Frequency: #329

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of Fortunately in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of Fortunately in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of Fortunately in a Sentence

  1. Nelson Merentes:

    Where are the board members?, he wounded two guards, fortunately they are stable and are currently in a clinic.

  2. Kari Lake:

    It's becoming clearer everyday [sic] that Hobbs' strategy is to hide from Me, the Press, and the Voters throughout the entirety of this campaign and run out the clock on the people of Arizona, fortunately, the Clean Elections Commission refused to play into her game and voted down her proposal for a town hall safe space.

  3. Alan Garten:

    Fortunately there was video that completely refutes that.

  4. United States:

    Fortunately, that hasn't happened, the United States negotiators and head of delegation have not been a strong supporter -- but haven't blocked negotiations.

  5. Humphrey Davy:

    Fortunately science, like that nature to which it belongs, is neither limited by time nor by space. It belongs to the world, and is of no country and no age. The more we know, the more we feel our ignorance the more we feel how much remains unknown.

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