was fortunate

was fortunate
luck was on his side, was very lucky

English contemporary dictionary. 2014.

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  • was lucky — was fortunate, had good luck …   English contemporary dictionary

  • was lucky enough to — was fortunate enough to, had the favorable opportunity to, had the good fate to …   English contemporary dictionary

  • fortunate — for|tu|nate [ fɔrtʃənət ] adjective ** lucky, especially because you have more advantages than other people: Not everyone is as fortunate as we are. The state provides textbooks for the less fortunate students. fortunate (enough) to do something …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • fortunate */*/ — UK [ˈfɔː(r)tʃənət] / US [ˈfɔrtʃənət] adjective lucky, especially because you have more advantages than other people Not everyone is as fortunate as we are. The state provides textbooks for the less fortunate students. fortunate enough to do… …   English dictionary

  • fortunate — adjective 1 someone who is fortunate has something good happen to them, or is in a good situation; lucky: Think of others less fortunate than yourselves. | fortunate to do sth: He was fortunate enough to escape unharmed. | fortunate that: You re… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • fortunate — for|tu|nate S3 [ˈfo:tʃənət US ˈfo:r ] adj 1.) someone who is fortunate has something good happen to them, or is in a good situation = ↑lucky fortunate to do sth ▪ I ve been fortunate to find a career that I love. ▪ I was fortunate enough to… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • fortunate — [[t]fɔ͟ː(r)tʃʊnɪt[/t]] ADJ GRADED: oft ADJ to inf, ADJ in ing, it v link ADJ that If you say that someone or something is fortunate, you mean that they are lucky. He was extremely fortunate to survive... Central London is fortunate in having so… …   English dictionary

  • fortunate — [ˈfɔːtʃənət] adj lucky Ant: unfortunate Not everyone is as fortunate as we are.[/ex] She was extremely fortunate to escape without injury.[/ex] I was fortunate enough to have a very supportive family.[/ex] It is very fortunate that the doctor was …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

  • fortunate — adj. VERBS ▪ be, feel, seem ▪ consider sb, count yourself, think sb ▪ We consider ourselves extremely fortunate. ADVERB …   Collocations dictionary

  • fortunate — adjective 1) he was fortunate that the punishment was so slight Syn: lucky, favored, blessed, blessed with good luck, in luck, having a charmed life, charmed; informal sitting pretty Ant: unfortunate 2) in a fortunate position Syn …   Thesaurus of popular words

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