Collocations for fortune - noun
1. luck
ADJ.
good | ill
QUANT.
piece, stroke
By a stroke of good fortune, Steven was still in his office.
By a stroke of good fortune, Steven was still in his office.
VERB + FORTUNE
have | bring (sb)
A horseshoe nailed to your door is supposed to bring good fortune.
A horseshoe nailed to your door is supposed to bring good fortune.
FORTUNE + VERB
be on sb''s side, favour sb
For once, fortune was on our side: the weather improved in time for the match.
For once, fortune was on our side: the weather improved in time for the match.
smile on sb
Fortune smiled on me that day (= I had good fortune).
Fortune smiled on me that day (= I had good fortune).
PHRASES
as good/ill fortune would have it
As good fortune would have it, a bus came along just when I needed it.
As good fortune would have it, a bus came along just when I needed it.
a change in/of fortune
All we can do is hope for a change in fortune.
All we can do is hope for a change in fortune.
have the good fortune to do sth
I had the good fortune to work with people I liked.
I had the good fortune to work with people I liked.
2. fortunes: what happens to sb/sth
ADJ.
declining, flagging | changing, fluctuating, mixed
a year of mixed fortunes for the company
a year of mixed fortunes for the company
economic, electoral
VERB + FORTUNE
revive
The party still hopes to revive its flagging electoral fortunes.
The party still hopes to revive its flagging electoral fortunes.
follow
fans who follow the fortunes of their chosen team
fans who follow the fortunes of their chosen team
FORTUNE + VERB
change, fluctuate
A company''s fortunes can change overnight.
A company''s fortunes can change overnight.
improve, rise | decline, fall
as the country''s fortunes rose and fell
as the country''s fortunes rose and fell
PHRASES
a reversal of fortunes
The company suffered a great reversal of fortunes when public taste changed.
The company suffered a great reversal of fortunes when public taste changed.
3. what is going to happen to sb in the future
VERB + FORTUNE
read, tell
They went to have their fortunes read.
They went to have their fortunes read.
FORTUNE + NOUN
teller, telling
4. very large amount of money
ADJ.
considerable, enormous, great, immense, large, substantial, vast | small
(= quite large) Rebuilding the house must have cost a small fortune.
(= quite large) Rebuilding the house must have cost a small fortune.
family, personal
VERB + FORTUNE
accumulate, acquire, amass, build (up), make, win | inherit | leave (sb)
Her aunt died and left her a fortune.
Her aunt died and left her a fortune.
lose, squander
He lost his fortune in the stock market crash of 1929. | squandering the family fortune
He lost his fortune in the stock market crash of 1929. | squandering the family fortune
seek
They went to seek their fortune abroad.
They went to seek their fortune abroad.
be worth
(informal) Some of those old toys are worth a fortune now.
(informal) Some of those old toys are worth a fortune now.
cost (informal) | pay, spend
(both informal) She spends a fortune on clothes!
(both informal) She spends a fortune on clothes!
PREP.
~ from
He built his fortune from breeding horses.
He built his fortune from breeding horses.
~ in
She made a fortune in the property boom.
She made a fortune in the property boom.
~ on
They sold their house at the right time and made a fortune on it.
They sold their house at the right time and made a fortune on it.
~ out
He has amassed a considerable fortune out of trading shares.
He has amassed a considerable fortune out of trading shares.
PHRASES
fame and fortune
They went to America in search of fame and fortune.
They went to America in search of fame and fortune.
heir/heiress to a fortune
He was sole heir to the family fortune.
He was sole heir to the family fortune.