fortunate
adj.adj. having good luck or being in a lucky situation. You use this to describe someone who has something good happen to them by chance.
adj. favoured by or involving good luck or fortune; bringing some unexpected good or benefit.
I am very fortunate to have such a supportive family.
The hikers were fortunate to find a small cabin just as the heavy rain began to fall.
While some attributed his success to raw talent, he was always quick to acknowledge how fortunate he had been to meet the right mentors at the start of his career.
From Middle English fortunat(e) (“fortunate”), from Latin fortūnātus, from fortūna (“fortune, luck”) + -ātus (adjective-forming suffix), see -ate (adjective-forming suffix). See also Middle English fortunaten (“to assure the success (of), make fortunate”); cognate with French fortuné (“lucky”). By surface analysis, fortune + -ate.
Commonly followed by an infinitive ('fortunate to be') or a 'that' clause ('fortunate that we').
I am very fortunatelyI am very fortunateLearners often use the adverb 'fortunately' when the sentence requires an adjective to describe the subject.