fortunately

adverb

for·​tu·​nate·​ly ˈfȯr-chə-nət-lē How to pronounce fortunately (audio)
ˈfȯrch-nət-lē
1
: in a fortunate manner
2
: it is fortunate that
fortunately, no one was hurt

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Very few organizations are still at Level 1 (fortunately), but MDR customers can vary widely in their reactive and proactive capabilities. Manoj Srivastava, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2025 Well, fortunately with two actors like Daniel and Mads, you’re totally involved with them. Todd Gilchrist, Variety, 21 Feb. 2025 But fortunately, the mass casualty situation burn specialists feared and prepared for didn’t materialize. Corinne Purtill, Los Angeles Times, 8 Feb. 2025 But fortunately, the thing broke up in the atmosphere. Patrick Gomez, EW.com, 28 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for fortunately

Word History

First Known Use

1548, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of fortunately was in 1548

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“Fortunately.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fortunately. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.

Kids Definition

fortunately

adverb
for·​tun·​ate·​ly
ˈfȯrch-(ə-)nət-lē
: it is fortunate : luckily
fortunately it landed right side up

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