fortunately

ˈfɔrtʃənətli

Definition

Definition of fortunately - Reverso English Dictionary

Adverb

positivityintroduces a positive or favorable situation

Fortunately, everyone arrived on time for the meeting.

luckily

thankfully

luckby good luck or chance

Fortunately, the rain stopped before the picnic.

happily

luckily

providentially

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Origin of fortunately

Latin, fortunatus (fortunate)

Terms with fortunately included in their meaning

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happily

adv.

fortunate event

by good chance or fortunately

mercifully

adv.

emotion

fortunately or thankfully, expressing relief

as luck would have it

exp.

adverb

fortunately or luckily in a situation

blessedly

adv.

joyful

happily or joyfully, fortunately

Examples of fortunately in a sentence

Fortunately, she found her lost keys quickly.
Fortunately, she found her keys just in time.
Fortunately, the bus arrived early today.

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French:heureusement, par bonheur, ...
German:glücklicherweise, zum Glück, ...
Italian:fortunatamente, ...
Spanish:afortunadamente, ...
Portuguese:felizmente, ...
Chinese:幸运地, 幸运的是, ...
Japanese:幸いにも, 幸運にも, ...
Arabic:لِحُسْنِ الحَظّ, مِنْ حُسْنِ الحَظّ, ...
Hebrew:לְמַרְבֵּה הַמַּזָּל, ...
Russian:к счастью, по счастливой случайности, ...
Ukrainian:на щастя, вдало, ...
Hindi:सौभाग्य से, भाग्यवश, ...
Bengali:ভাগ্যক্রমে, ...
Catalan:per sort, ...
Czech:naštěstí, šťastnou náhodou, ...
Danish:heldigvis, til alt held, ...
Dutch:gelukkig, ...
Greek:ευτυχώς, κατά τύχη, ...
Hungarian:szerencsére, szerencsésen, ...
Khmer:ជាសំណាងល្អ, សំណាងល្អ, ...
Korean:다행히도, 행운스럽게도, ...
Persian:خوشبختانه, بختیارانه, ...
Polish:na szczęście, ...
Portuguese (BR):felizmente, afortunadamente, ...
Romanian:din fericire, în mod norocos, ...
Swedish:lyckligtvis, turligt nog, ...
Thai:โชคดีที่, โชคดี, ...
Turkish:neyse ki, ...
Vietnamese:may mắn thay, thật may, ...

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Definition of fortunately - Reverso English Dictionary

Adverb

Origin of fortunately

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