{
    "term": "fortunate",
    "partOfSpeech": "adjective",
    "ox5000": true,
    "cefr": "b2",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "having or bringing an advantage, an opportunity, a piece of good luck, etc.",
            "sensetop": "fortunate to do somethingfortunate in having…it is fortunate (for somebody) (that…)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Remember those less fortunate than yourselves."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I have been fortunate enough to visit many parts of the world as a lecturer.",
                    "contextForm": "fortunate to do something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "I was fortunate in having a good teacher.",
                    "contextForm": "fortunate in having…"
                },
                {
                    "text": "**It was** very **fortunate** for him that I arrived on time.",
                    "contextForm": "it is fortunate (for somebody) (that…)"
                },
                {
                    "text": "We consider ourselves extremely fortunate."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He was in a relatively fortunate position as far as work was concerned."
                },
                {
                    "text": "We are fortunate in having a lot of land."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I think it was fortunate that I was older than the other children."
                },
                {
                    "text": "It was fortunate for us that the guard was looking the other way."
                },
                {
                    "text": "It was fortunate for them that the rain stopped."
                }
            ],
            "synonyms": "lucky",
            "collocations": {
                "verbs": ["be", "feel", "seem"],
                "adverb": ["extremely", "fairly", "very"],
                "preposition": ["for", "in"]
            }
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈfɔːtʃənət/",
                "audio": "fo/fortunate/fortunate__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈfɔːrtʃənət/",
                "audio": "fo/fortunate/fortunate__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "late Middle English: from Latin fortunatus, from fortuna, Fortuna, the name of a goddess personifying luck or chance."
}