fortunately (ˈfɔːtʃənɪtlɪ
)
Definitions
adverb
- (sentence modifier) it is fortunate that; luckily
- in a fortunate manner
Translations
- British English:
fortunately
Fortunately is used to introduce or indicate a statement about an event or situation that is good.Fortunately, the weather was good.ˈfɔːtʃənɪtlɪ ADVERB Fortunately, the weather was good.
- Spanish:
por suerte
adv
- French:
heureusement
adv
- German:
glücklicherweise
adv
- Chinese: 幸运地 adv
- Arabic: لـِحُسْنِ الـحَظّ adv
- Portuguese: felizmente adv
- Russian: к счастью adv
- Croatian: srećom adv
- Czech: naštěstí adv
- Danish: heldigvis adv
- Dutch: gelukkig adv
- Finnish: onneksi adv
- Greek: ευτυχώς adv
- Italian: fortunatamente adv
- Japanese: 幸運にも adv
- Korean: 운좋게 adv
- Norwegian: heldigvis adv
- Polish: na szczęście adv
- Brazilian Portuguese: felizmente adv
- European Spanish:
por suerte
adv
- Swedish: lyckligtvis adv
- Thai: อย่างโชคดี adv
- Turkish: neyse ki adv
- Vietnamese: may là adv
Usage examples
But fortunately Yanayev panicked and Zlotin was never called on to back the putsch with force.
, Code Breaker (1993)Their new direction may sound alarmingly cheery but fortunately , as with Brett's revamped hairdo, their dark roots still show through.
NME (New Musical Express) (2002)Australians make more than four million trips abroad every year - fortunately , most without incident.
The Advertiser, Sunday Mail (2004)I didn't like getting my photo taken, as I'm not Cindy Crawford, but fortunately I look all right.
Independent (1999)Karajan's 1958 Salzburg Don Carlos was, fortunately , recorded for Austrian radio.
, A TALE OF FOUR HOUSES: Opera at Covent Garden, La Scala, Vienna and the Met since 1945 (2003)