"fortunately" meaning in English

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Adverb

IPA: /ˈfɔːt͡ʃənɪtli/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈfɔɹt͡ʃənɪtli/ [General-American], /ˈfɔɹt͡ʃnɪtli/ [General-American], /ˈfɔɹt͡ʃənətli/ (note: General American, weak vowel merger), /ˈfɔɹt͡ʃnətli/ (note: General American, weak vowel merger), [ˈfɔɹt͡ʃnəʔli] (note: General American, weak vowel merger) Audio: en-us-fortunately.ogg Forms: more fortunately [comparative], most fortunately [superlative]
Etymology: From fortunate + -ly. Etymology templates: {{suf|en|fortunate|ly|id2=adverbial}} fortunate + -ly Head templates: {{en-adv}} fortunately (comparative more fortunately, superlative most fortunately)
  1. In a fortunate manner. Synonyms (in a fortunate manner): auspiciously, luckily Translations (in a fortunate manner): բարեբախտաբար (barebaxtabar) (Armenian), уда́чна (udáčna) (Belarusian), уда́ла (udála) (Belarusian), шчаслі́ва (ščaslíva) (Belarusian), паспяхо́ва (paspjaxóva) (Belarusian), щастливо (štastlivo) (Bulgarian), сполучливо (spolučlivo) (Bulgarian), afortunadament (Catalan), 幸得 (xìngdé) (Chinese Mandarin), naštěstí (Czech), gelukkig (Dutch), gelukkigerwijs (Dutch), feliĉe (Esperanto), onnekkaasti (Finnish), heureusement (French), საბედნიეროდ (sabednierod) (Georgian), mit Glück (German), glücklich (German), ευτυχώς (eftychós) (Greek), fortunatamente (Italian), māringanui [interjection] (Maori), heldigvis (Norwegian Bokmål), heldigvis (Norwegian Nynorsk), خوشبختانه (xošbaxtâne) (Persian), szczęśliwie (Polish), afortunadamente (Portuguese), уда́чно (udáčno) (Russian), счастли́во (sčastlívo) (Russian), успе́шно (uspéšno) (Russian), nasreću (Serbo-Croatian), afortunadamente (Spanish), lyckligtvis (Swedish), вда́ло (vdálo) (Ukrainian), уда́тно (udátno) (Ukrainian), щасли́во (ščaslývo) (Ukrainian), успі́шно (uspíšno) (Ukrainian)
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  2. It is (or was, etc) fortunate that.
    Sense id: en-fortunately-en-adv-vASA4gQa
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms (it is fortunate that): happily, luckily, mercifully, thankfully Translations (it is fortunate that): لِحُسْن اَلْحَظّ (li-ḥusn al-ḥaẓẓ) (Arabic), բարեբախտաբար (barebaxtabar) (Armenian), xoşbəxtlikdən (Azerbaijani), на шча́сце (na ščáscje) (Belarusian), за щастие (za štastie) (Bulgarian), feliçment (Catalan), 幸好 (xìnghǎo) (Chinese Mandarin), onneksi (Finnish), heureusement (French), par bonheur (French), par chance (French), საბედნიეროდ (sabednierod) (Georgian), zum Glück (German), Gott sei Dank [colloquial] (German), glücklicherweise [formal] (German), untungnya (Indonesian), fortunatemente (Interlingua), per fortuna (Italian), fortunatamente (Italian), 幸運にも (kōun nimo) (alt: こううんにも) (Japanese), 다행스럽게도 (dahaengseureopgedo) (Korean), 운 좋게도 (un jokedo) (Korean), feliciter (Latin), maringanui (Maori), māringanui (Maori), mokori anō (Maori), par bounheur [Guernsey] (Norman), خوشبختانه (xošbaxtâne) (Persian), na szczęście (Polish), felizmente (Portuguese), din fericire (Romanian), к сча́стью (k sčástʹju) (Russian), dichosamente (Spanish), lyckligtvis (Swedish), som tur är (Swedish), sa kabutihang palad (Tagalog), neyse ki (Turkish), Allah'tan (Turkish), çok şükür (Turkish), iyi ki (Turkish), на ща́стя (na ščástja) (Ukrainian)
Disambiguation of 'it is fortunate that': 52 48 Disambiguation of 'it is fortunate that': 50 50

Alternative forms

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      "ipa": "[ˈfɔɹt͡ʃnəʔli]",
      "note": "General American, weak vowel merger"
    },
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    {
      "_dis1": "52 48",
      "sense": "it is fortunate that",
      "word": "happily"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "52 48",
      "sense": "it is fortunate that",
      "word": "luckily"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "52 48",
      "sense": "it is fortunate that",
      "word": "mercifully"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "52 48",
      "sense": "it is fortunate that",
      "word": "thankfully"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "_dis1": "50 50",
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "li-ḥusn al-ḥaẓẓ",
      "sense": "it is fortunate that",
      "word": "لِحُسْن اَلْحَظّ"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "50 50",
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "barebaxtabar",
      "sense": "it is fortunate that",
      "word": "բարեբախտաբար"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "50 50",
      "code": "az",
      "lang": "Azerbaijani",
      "sense": "it is fortunate that",
      "word": "xoşbəxtlikdən"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "50 50",
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "na ščáscje",
      "sense": "it is fortunate that",
      "word": "на шча́сце"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "50 50",
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "za štastie",
      "sense": "it is fortunate that",
      "word": "за щастие"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "50 50",
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "it is fortunate that",
      "word": "feliçment"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "50 50",
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "xìnghǎo",
      "sense": "it is fortunate that",
      "word": "幸好"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "50 50",
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "it is fortunate that",
      "word": "onneksi"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "50 50",
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "it is fortunate that",
      "word": "heureusement"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "50 50",
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "it is fortunate that",
      "word": "par bonheur"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "50 50",
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "it is fortunate that",
      "word": "par chance"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "50 50",
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "sabednierod",
      "sense": "it is fortunate that",
      "word": "საბედნიეროდ"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "50 50",
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "it is fortunate that",
      "word": "zum Glück"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "50 50",
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "it is fortunate that",
      "tags": [
        "colloquial"
      ],
      "word": "Gott sei Dank"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "50 50",
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "it is fortunate that",
      "tags": [
        "formal"
      ],
      "word": "glücklicherweise"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "50 50",
      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "it is fortunate that",
      "word": "untungnya"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "50 50",
      "code": "ia",
      "lang": "Interlingua",
      "sense": "it is fortunate that",
      "word": "fortunatemente"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "50 50",
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "it is fortunate that",
      "word": "per fortuna"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "50 50",
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "it is fortunate that",
      "word": "fortunatamente"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "50 50",
      "alt": "こううんにも",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "kōun nimo",
      "sense": "it is fortunate that",
      "word": "幸運にも"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "50 50",
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "dahaengseureopgedo",
      "sense": "it is fortunate that",
      "word": "다행스럽게도"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "50 50",
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "un jokedo",
      "sense": "it is fortunate that",
      "word": "운 좋게도"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "50 50",
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "it is fortunate that",
      "word": "feliciter"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "50 50",
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "it is fortunate that",
      "word": "maringanui"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "50 50",
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "it is fortunate that",
      "word": "māringanui"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "50 50",
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "it is fortunate that",
      "word": "mokori anō"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "50 50",
      "code": "nrf",
      "lang": "Norman",
      "sense": "it is fortunate that",
      "tags": [
        "Guernsey"
      ],
      "word": "par bounheur"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "50 50",
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "xošbaxtâne",
      "sense": "it is fortunate that",
      "word": "خوشبختانه"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "50 50",
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "it is fortunate that",
      "word": "na szczęście"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "50 50",
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "it is fortunate that",
      "word": "felizmente"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "50 50",
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "it is fortunate that",
      "word": "din fericire"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "50 50",
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "k sčástʹju",
      "sense": "it is fortunate that",
      "word": "к сча́стью"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "50 50",
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "it is fortunate that",
      "word": "dichosamente"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "50 50",
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "it is fortunate that",
      "word": "lyckligtvis"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "50 50",
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "it is fortunate that",
      "word": "som tur är"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "50 50",
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "it is fortunate that",
      "word": "sa kabutihang palad"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "50 50",
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "it is fortunate that",
      "word": "neyse ki"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "50 50",
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "it is fortunate that",
      "word": "Allah'tan"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "50 50",
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "it is fortunate that",
      "word": "çok şükür"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "50 50",
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "it is fortunate that",
      "word": "iyi ki"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "50 50",
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "na ščástja",
      "sense": "it is fortunate that",
      "word": "на ща́стя"
    }
  ],
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}
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    "Terms with Catalan translations",
    "Terms with Czech translations",
    "Terms with Dutch translations",
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    "Terms with French translations",
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    "Terms with German translations",
    "Terms with Greek translations",
    "Terms with Indonesian translations",
    "Terms with Interlingua translations",
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    "Terms with Romanian translations",
    "Terms with Russian translations",
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    "Terms with Spanish translations",
    "Terms with Swedish translations",
    "Terms with Tagalog translations",
    "Terms with Turkish translations",
    "Terms with Ukrainian translations"
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      "form": "more fortunately",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
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      "form": "most fortunately",
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        "superlative"
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          "text": "Fortunately for Sam, his pet hamster was alive.",
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      "ipa": "/ˈfɔːt͡ʃənɪtli/",
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      "ipa": "/ˈfɔɹt͡ʃənɪtli/",
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        "General-American"
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈfɔɹt͡ʃnɪtli/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈfɔɹt͡ʃənətli/",
      "note": "General American, weak vowel merger"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈfɔɹt͡ʃnətli/",
      "note": "General American, weak vowel merger"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈfɔɹt͡ʃnəʔli]",
      "note": "General American, weak vowel merger"
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    {
      "sense": "in a fortunate manner",
      "word": "auspiciously"
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    {
      "sense": "in a fortunate manner",
      "word": "luckily"
    },
    {
      "sense": "it is fortunate that",
      "word": "happily"
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      "sense": "it is fortunate that",
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    {
      "sense": "it is fortunate that",
      "word": "mercifully"
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    {
      "sense": "it is fortunate that",
      "word": "thankfully"
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    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "barebaxtabar",
      "sense": "in a fortunate manner",
      "word": "բարեբախտաբար"
    },
    {
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "udáčna",
      "sense": "in a fortunate manner",
      "word": "уда́чна"
    },
    {
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "udála",
      "sense": "in a fortunate manner",
      "word": "уда́ла"
    },
    {
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "ščaslíva",
      "sense": "in a fortunate manner",
      "word": "шчаслі́ва"
    },
    {
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "paspjaxóva",
      "sense": "in a fortunate manner",
      "word": "паспяхо́ва"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "štastlivo",
      "sense": "in a fortunate manner",
      "word": "щастливо"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "spolučlivo",
      "sense": "in a fortunate manner",
      "word": "сполучливо"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "in a fortunate manner",
      "word": "afortunadament"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "xìngdé",
      "sense": "in a fortunate manner",
      "word": "幸得"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "in a fortunate manner",
      "word": "naštěstí"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "in a fortunate manner",
      "word": "gelukkig"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "in a fortunate manner",
      "word": "gelukkigerwijs"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "in a fortunate manner",
      "word": "feliĉe"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "in a fortunate manner",
      "word": "onnekkaasti"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "in a fortunate manner",
      "word": "heureusement"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "sabednierod",
      "sense": "in a fortunate manner",
      "word": "საბედნიეროდ"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "in a fortunate manner",
      "word": "mit Glück"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "in a fortunate manner",
      "word": "glücklich"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "eftychós",
      "sense": "in a fortunate manner",
      "word": "ευτυχώς"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "in a fortunate manner",
      "word": "fortunatamente"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "in a fortunate manner",
      "tags": [
        "interjection"
      ],
      "word": "māringanui"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "in a fortunate manner",
      "word": "heldigvis"
    },
    {
      "code": "nn",
      "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
      "sense": "in a fortunate manner",
      "word": "heldigvis"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "xošbaxtâne",
      "sense": "in a fortunate manner",
      "word": "خوشبختانه"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "in a fortunate manner",
      "word": "szczęśliwie"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "in a fortunate manner",
      "word": "afortunadamente"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "udáčno",
      "sense": "in a fortunate manner",
      "word": "уда́чно"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "sčastlívo",
      "sense": "in a fortunate manner",
      "word": "счастли́во"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "uspéšno",
      "sense": "in a fortunate manner",
      "word": "успе́шно"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "in a fortunate manner",
      "word": "nasreću"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "in a fortunate manner",
      "word": "afortunadamente"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "in a fortunate manner",
      "word": "lyckligtvis"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "vdálo",
      "sense": "in a fortunate manner",
      "word": "вда́ло"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "udátno",
      "sense": "in a fortunate manner",
      "word": "уда́тно"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "ščaslývo",
      "sense": "in a fortunate manner",
      "word": "щасли́во"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "uspíšno",
      "sense": "in a fortunate manner",
      "word": "успі́шно"
    },
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "li-ḥusn al-ḥaẓẓ",
      "sense": "it is fortunate that",
      "word": "لِحُسْن اَلْحَظّ"
    },
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "barebaxtabar",
      "sense": "it is fortunate that",
      "word": "բարեբախտաբար"
    },
    {
      "code": "az",
      "lang": "Azerbaijani",
      "sense": "it is fortunate that",
      "word": "xoşbəxtlikdən"
    },
    {
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "na ščáscje",
      "sense": "it is fortunate that",
      "word": "на шча́сце"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "za štastie",
      "sense": "it is fortunate that",
      "word": "за щастие"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "it is fortunate that",
      "word": "feliçment"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "xìnghǎo",
      "sense": "it is fortunate that",
      "word": "幸好"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "it is fortunate that",
      "word": "onneksi"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "it is fortunate that",
      "word": "heureusement"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "it is fortunate that",
      "word": "par bonheur"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "it is fortunate that",
      "word": "par chance"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "sabednierod",
      "sense": "it is fortunate that",
      "word": "საბედნიეროდ"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "it is fortunate that",
      "word": "zum Glück"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "it is fortunate that",
      "tags": [
        "colloquial"
      ],
      "word": "Gott sei Dank"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "it is fortunate that",
      "tags": [
        "formal"
      ],
      "word": "glücklicherweise"
    },
    {
      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "it is fortunate that",
      "word": "untungnya"
    },
    {
      "code": "ia",
      "lang": "Interlingua",
      "sense": "it is fortunate that",
      "word": "fortunatemente"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "it is fortunate that",
      "word": "per fortuna"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "it is fortunate that",
      "word": "fortunatamente"
    },
    {
      "alt": "こううんにも",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "kōun nimo",
      "sense": "it is fortunate that",
      "word": "幸運にも"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "dahaengseureopgedo",
      "sense": "it is fortunate that",
      "word": "다행스럽게도"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "un jokedo",
      "sense": "it is fortunate that",
      "word": "운 좋게도"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "it is fortunate that",
      "word": "feliciter"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "it is fortunate that",
      "word": "maringanui"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "it is fortunate that",
      "word": "māringanui"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "it is fortunate that",
      "word": "mokori anō"
    },
    {
      "code": "nrf",
      "lang": "Norman",
      "sense": "it is fortunate that",
      "tags": [
        "Guernsey"
      ],
      "word": "par bounheur"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "xošbaxtâne",
      "sense": "it is fortunate that",
      "word": "خوشبختانه"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "it is fortunate that",
      "word": "na szczęście"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "it is fortunate that",
      "word": "felizmente"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "it is fortunate that",
      "word": "din fericire"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "k sčástʹju",
      "sense": "it is fortunate that",
      "word": "к сча́стью"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "it is fortunate that",
      "word": "dichosamente"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "it is fortunate that",
      "word": "lyckligtvis"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "it is fortunate that",
      "word": "som tur är"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "it is fortunate that",
      "word": "sa kabutihang palad"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "it is fortunate that",
      "word": "neyse ki"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "it is fortunate that",
      "word": "Allah'tan"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "it is fortunate that",
      "word": "çok şükür"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "it is fortunate that",
      "word": "iyi ki"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "na ščástja",
      "sense": "it is fortunate that",
      "word": "на ща́стя"
    }
  ],
  "word": "fortunately"
}

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