fortunately
- 01 A2 Elementary
used to say that something good happened or that a situation is lucky.
used as a sentence modifier to express that the situation described is fortunate or lucky.
Simple“I forgot my umbrella, but fortunately, it didn't rain while I was walking.”
In context“Fortunately, the emergency services arrived within minutes of the call, preventing the fire from spreading to the adjacent buildings.”
PitfallFortunately, we didn't lost the keys. Fortunately, we didn't lose the keys.Remember that 'didn't' is followed by the base form of the verb, even when the sentence starts with 'fortunately'.
Antonymsunfortunatelyunluckily - 02 B2 Upper Intermediate
in a way that shows good luck or success.
in a fortunate or auspicious manner; modifying a specific action rather than the whole sentence.
Simple“The business was fortunately placed to benefit from the new laws.”
In context“The company was fortunately positioned within the market, allowing it to expand rapidly during the economic recovery.”
SynonymsAntonymsunluckily
From fortunate + -ly.
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.