bad fortune

bad fortune
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  • Fortune — For tune, v. t. [OF. fortuner, L. fortunare. See {Fortune}, n.] 1. To make fortunate; to give either good or bad fortune to. [Obs.] Chaucer. [1913 Webster] 2. To provide with a fortune. Richardson. [1913 Webster] 3. To presage; to tell the… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • fortune — n. wealth 1) to accumulate, amass, make a fortune 2) to come into, inherit a fortune 3) to dissipate, run through, squander a fortune 4) an enormous, large, vast fortune 5) a family fortune luck 6) to try one s fortune 7) the (bad; good) fortune… …   Combinatory dictionary

  • fortune — fortuneless, adj. /fawr cheuhn/, n., v., fortuned, fortuning. n. 1. position in life as determined by wealth: to make one s fortune. 2. wealth or riches: to lose a small fortune in bad investments. 3. great wealth; ample stock of money, property …   Universalium

  • Fortune Playhouse — The Fortune Playhouse is the name of an historic theatre in London. It was located between Whitecross Street and the modern Golden Lane, just outside the City of London. It was founded about 1600, and suppressed by the Puritan Parliament in… …   Wikipedia

  • fortune — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French, from Latin fortuna; akin to Latin fort , fors chance, luck, and perhaps to ferre to carry more at bear Date: 14th century 1. often capitalized a hypothetical force or personified power that… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • fortune — for•tune [[t]ˈfɔr tʃən[/t]] n. v. tuned, tun•ing 1) position in life as determined by wealth: to make one s fortune[/ex] 2) wealth; riches: lost a fortune[/ex] 3) an ample stock of material possessions: inherited a fortune[/ex] 4) chance; luck:… …   From formal English to slang

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  • Bad Company discography — Bad Company discography Bad Company in 1976. Releases ↙Studio albums 12 …   Wikipedia

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