English-Thai Dictionary
fort
N ป้อมปราการ fortress pom-pla-kan
forte
N จุดแข็ง ความถนัด aptitude flair knack jud-kang
forte
N ส่วน แข็ง ที่สุด ของ ดาบ อยู่ ระหว่าง ส่วนกลาง และ ด้าม ดาบ suan-kaeng-ti-sud-kong-dab-yu-ra-wang-suan-klang-lae-dam-dab
forth
ADV ออก ไป ต่าง ที่ (คำ โบรา ณ ไป ต่าง ที่ ook-pai-tang-ti
forth
ADV ไป ข้างหน้า (คำ ทางการ ahead forward onward pai-kang-na
forth
PREP ออกจาก (คำ โบรา ณ มาจาก ook-jak
forthcoming
ADJ ซึ่ง กำลังจะ มาถึง approaching sueng-kam-lang-ja-ma-tueng
forthcoming
ADJ ซึ่ง มี พร้อม อยู่ แล้ว ซึ่ง เตรียมพร้อม อยู่ แล้ว sueng-me-prom-yu-laeo
forthcoming
ADJ ซึ่ง เต็มใจ ให้ ข้อมูล ซึ่ง ยินดี ช่วยเหลือ ให้ ข้อมูล sueng-tem-jai-hai-kor-mun
forthright
ADJ ตรงไปตรงมา เปิดเผย โผงผาง frank outspoken straight trong-pai-trong-ma
forthright
ADV อย่างตรงไปตรงมา อย่างเปิดเผย อย่าง โผงผาง frankly outspokenly straightly yang-trong-pai-trong-ma
forthrightness
N ความ ตรงไปตรงมา
forthwith
ADV โดยทันทีทันใด (คำ ทางการ ทันที ไม่ รีรอ immediately instantaneously instantly doi-tan-ti-tan-dai
forties
N จำนวน หรือ ปี ระหว่าง 40-49
fortieth
ADJ ที่สี่ สิบ ti-si-sib
fortification
N การ สร้าง ป้อมปราการ การ สร้าง ที่มั่น kan-sang-pom-pra-kan
fortification
N ตำแหน่ง ที่ ต้อง ป้องกัน สถานที่ ที่ ต้อง ป้องกัน tam-naeng-ti-tong-pong-kan
fortification
N ป้อมปราการ ที่มั่น fort fortress stronghold pom-pla-kan
fortify
VT สร้าง ป้อมปราการ จัด การป้องกัน barricade entrench sang-pom-pra-kan
fortify
VT เพิ่มคุณ ค่า อาหาร poem-kun-ka-ar-han
fortify
VT เสริม ความ แข็งแกร่ง ทำให้ แข็งแรง เสริมกำลัง soem-kwam-kaeng-kraeng
fortify
VT ให้กำลังใจ เสริมกำลัง ใจ hai-kam-lang-jai
fortify against
PHRV ทำให้ แข็งแรง เพื่อ (ป้องกัน การ โจมตี เช่น ขุด สนาม เพลาะ ป้อม กำแพง tam-hai-kaeng-raeng-puei
fortify with
PHRV ทำให้ แข็งแรง ด้วย tam-hai-kaeng-raeng-duai
fortissimo
ADV ดัง มาก (เสียงดนตรี
fortitude
N ความอดทน ความ แข็งแกร่ง ความทรหด endurance stamina kwam-aod-ton
fortitudinous
A ที่ ทรหดอดทน ที่ กล้าหาญ
fortnight
N รายปักษ์ 2 สัปดาห์ rai-pak
fortnightly
A ที่ เกิดขึ้น ทุก 2 สัปดาห์
fortran
N ภาษา ของ ระบบ คอมพิวเตอร์ โดย การเขียน โปรแกรม ที่ เน้น หลัก ของค ณิตศาสตร์
fortress
N ป้อมปราการ ที่มั่น fastness fort stronghold pom-pra-kan
fortuitous
ADJ โชคดี เคราะห์ดี chok-dee
fortuitous
ADJ โดยบังเอิญ ซึ่ง ไม่ เจตนา accidental coincidental unintentional expected intentional planned doi-bang-oen
fortuity
N ความบังเอิญ accident chance
fortunate
ADJ โชคดี เคราะห์ดี charmed lucky ill-fated unfortunate unlucky chok-dee
fortunately
ADV อย่าง โชคดี อย่าง เคราะห์ดี luckily unfortunately unluckily yang-chok-de
fortune
N ทรัพย์สมบัติ มากมาย sab-som-bad-mak-mai
fortune
N โชคชะตา destiny fate karma chok-cha-ta
fortune
N โชคลาภ โชคดี chok-lab
fortuneteller
N หมอดู โหร นัก พยากรณ์ prophet seer sibyl mor-du
fortunetelling
ADJ ซึ่ง เกี่ยวกับ การ ทำนาย โชคชะตา เกี่ยวกับ การ พยากรณ์ sueng-kiao-kab-kan-tam-nai-chok-cha-ta
fortunetelling
N การ พยากรณ์ การ ทำนาย โชคชะตา kan-pa-ya-kon
forty
ADJ จำนวน 40 jam-nuan
forty winks
IDM การ งีบหลับ kan-ngib-lab
forty winks
SL การ งีบหลับ kan-ngib-lab
forty-niner
N ผู้ ที่ ขุด ทอง ใน แคลิฟอเนียร์ ปี ค .ศ 1849
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
FORT
n.[L. fortis, strong. ] 1. A fortified place; usually, a small fortified place; a place surrounded with a ditch, rampart, and parapet, or with palisades, stockades, or other means of defense; also, any building or place fortified for security against an enemy; a castle.
2. A strong side, opposed to weak side or foible.
FORTE
adv. A direction to sign with strength of voice.
FORTED
a.Furnished with forts; guarded by forts.
FORTH
adv. 1. Forward; onward in time; in advance; as from that day forth; from that time forth.
2. Forward in place or order; as one, two, three, and so forth.
3. Out; aboard; noting progression or advance from a state of confinement; as, the plants in spring put forth leaves.
When winter past, and summer scarce begun, invites them forth to labor in the sun.
4. Out; away; beyond the boundary of a place; as, send him forth of France. [Little used. ]
5. Out into public view, or public character. Your country calls you forth into its service.
6. Thoroughly; from beginning to end. Obs.
7. On to the end. Obs.
FORTH
prep. Out of. From forth the streets of Pomfret.
Some forth their cabins peep.
FORTH-COMING
a.[See Come. ] Ready to appear; making appearance. Let the prisoner be forth-coming.
FORTHINK
v.t.To repent of. [Not in use. ]
FORTH-ISSUING
a.[See Issue. ] Issuing; coming out; coming forward as from a covert.
FORTHRIGHT
adv. [See Right. ] Straight forward; in a straight direction. Obs.
FORTHRIGHT
n.A straight path. Obs.
FORTHWARD
adv. Forward.
FORTHWITH
adv. [forth and with. ] Immediately there fell from his eyes as it had been scales; and he received his sight forthwith. Acts 9:18.
FORTHY
adv. Therefore. [Not used. ]
FORTIETH
a.[See Forty. ] The fourth tenth; noting the number next after the thirty ninth.
FORTIFIABLE
a.That may be fortified. [Little used. ]
FORTIFICATION
n.[See Fortify. ] 1. The act of fortifying.
2. The art or science of fortifying places to defend them against an enemy, by means of moats, ramparts, parapets and other bulwarks.
3. The works erected to defend a place against attack.
4. A fortified place; a fort; a castle.
5. Additional strength.
FORTIFIER
n. 1. One who erects works for defense.
2. One who strengthens, supports and upholds; that which strengthens.
FORTIFY
v.t. 1. To surround with a wall, ditch, palisades or other works, with a view to defend against the attacks of an enemy; to strengthen and secure by forts, batteries and other works of art; as, to fortify a city, town or harbor.
2. To strengthen against any attack; as, to fortify the mind against sudden calamity.
3. To confirm; to add strength and firmness to; as, to fortify an opinion or resolution; to fortify hope or desire.
4. To furnish with strength or means of resisting force, violence or assault.
FORTIFY
v.i.To raise strong places.
FORTILAGE
n.A little fort; a blockhouse. [Not used. ]
FORTIN
n.A little fort; a field fort; a sconce.
FORTITUDE
n.[L. fortitudo, from fortis, strong. ] That strength or firmness of mind or soul which enables a person to encounter danger with coolness and courage, or to bear pain or adversity without murmuring, depression or despondency. Fortitude is the basis or source of genuine courage or intrepidity in danger, of patience in suffering, of forbearance under injuries, and of magnanimity in all conditions of life. We sometimes confound the effect with the cause, and use fortitude as synonymous with courage or patience; but courage is an active virtue or vice, and patience is the effect of fortitude.
Fortitude is the guard and support of the other virtues.
FORTLET
n.A little fort.
FORTNIGHT
n.fort'nit. The space of fourteen days; two weeks.
FORTRESS
n. 1. Any fortified place; a fort; a castle; a strong hold; a place of defense or security. The English have a strong fortress on the rock of Gibraltar, or that rock is a fortress.
2. Defense; safety; security;
The Lord is my rock, and my fortress. Psalm 18:2.
FORTRESS
v.t.To furnish with fortresses; to guard; to fortify.
FORTRESSED
a.Defended by a fortress; protected; secured.
FORTUITOUS
a.[L. fortuitus, from the root of fors, forte, fortuna. The primary sense is to come, to fall, to happen. See Fare. ] Accidental; casual; happening by chance; coming or occurring unexpectedly, or without any known cause. We speak of fortuitous events, when they occur without our foreseeing or expecting them, and of a fortuitous concourse of atoms, when we suppose the concourse not to result from the design and power of a controlling agent. But an event cannot be in fact fortuitous. [See Accidental and Casual. ]
FORTUITOUSLY
adv. Accidentally; casually; by chance.
FORTUITOUSNESS
n.The quality of being accidental; accident; chance.
FORTUNATE
a.[L. fortunatus. See Fortune. ] 1. Coming by good luck or favorable chance; bringing some unexpected good; as a fortunate event; a fortunate concurrence of circumstances; a fortunate ticket in a lottery.
2. Lucky; successful; receiving some unforeseen or unexpected good, or some good which was not dependent on one's own skill or efforts; as a fortunate adventurer in a lottery. I was most fortunate thus unexpectedly to meet my friend.
3. Successful; happy; prosperous; receiving or enjoying some good in consequence of efforts, but where the event was uncertain, and not absolutely in one's power. The brave man is usually fortunate. We say, a fortunate competitor for a fair lady, or for a crown.
FORTUNATELY
adv. Luckily; successfully; happily; by good fortune, or favorable chance or issue.
FORTUNATENESS
n.Good luck; success; happiness.
FORTUNE
n.[L. fortuna, fero or porto, tempestivus. See Hour and Time. ] 1. Properly, chance; accident; luck; the arrival of something in a sudden or unexpected manner. Hence the heathens deified chance, and consecrated temples and altars to the goddess. Hence the modern use of the word, for a power supposed to distribute the lots of life, according to her own humor.
Though fortune's malice overthrow my state.
2. The good or ill that befalls man.
In you the fortune of Great Britain lies.
3. Success, good or bad; event.
Our equal crimes shall equal fortune give.
4. The chance of life; means of living; wealth.
His father dying, he was driven to London to seek his fortune.
5. Estate; possessions, as a gentleman of small fortune.
6. A large estate; great wealth. This is often the sense of the word standing alone or unqualified; as a gentleman or lady of fortune. To the ladies we say, beware of fortune-hunters.
7. The portion of a man or woman; generally of a woman.
8. Futurity; future state or events; destiny. The young are anxious to have their fortunes told.
You who men's fortunes in their faces read.
FORTUNE
v.t. 1. To make fortunate. [Not used. ]
2. To dispose fortunately or not; also, to presage. Obs.
FORTUNE
v.i.To befall; to fall out; to happen; to come casually to pass. It fortuned the same night that a christian serving a Turk in the camp, secretly gave the watchmen warning.
FORTUNEBOOK
n.A book to be consulted to discover future events.
FORTUNED
a.Supplied by fortune.
FORTUNE-HUNTER
n.A man who seeks to marry a woman with a large portion, with a view to enrich himself.
FORTUNELESS
a.Luckless; also, destitute of a fortune or portion.
FORTUNETELL
v.t.To tell or pretend to tell the future events of one's life; to reveal futurity.
FORTUNETELLER
n.One who tells or pretends to foretell the events of one's life; an impostor who deceives people by pretending to a knowledge of future events.
FORTUNETELLING
ppr. Telling the future events of one's life.
FORTUNETELLING
n.The act or practice of foretelling the future fortune or events of one's life, which is a punishable crime.
FORTUNIZE
v.t.To regulate the fortune of. [Not in use. ]
FORTY
a.[See Four. ] 1. Four times ten.
2. An indefinite number; a colloquial use. A, B and C, and forty more.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
FORT
Fort, n. Etym: [F., from fort strong, L. fortis; perh. akin to Skr. darh to fix, make firm, and to E. firm Cf. Forte, Force, Fortalice, Comfort, Effort. ] (Mil. )
Defn: A strong or fortified place; usually, a small fortified place, occupied only by troops, surrounded with a ditch, rampart, and parapet, or with palisades, stockades, or other means of defense; a fortification. Detached works, depending solely on their own strength, belong to the class of works termed forts. Farrow.
FORTALICE
Fort "a *lice, n. Etym: [LL. fortalitia, or OF. fortelesce. See Fortress. ] (Mil. )
Defn: A small outwork of a fortification; a fortilage; -- called also fortelace.
FORTE
Forte (fort ), n. Etym: [IT. forte: cf. F. fort. See Fort. ]
1. The strong point; that in which one excels. fort "a The construction of a fable seems by no means the forte of our modern poetical writers. Jeffrey.
2. The stronger part of the blade of a sword; the part of half nearest the hilt; -- opposed to foible.
FORTE
For "te (fôr "tay or for "tay ), adv. Etym: [It. forte, a. & adv. , fr. L.fortis strong. ] (Mus. )
Defn: Loudly; strongly; powerfully.
FORTED
FORTED Fort "ed, a.
Defn: Furnished with, or guarded by, forts; strengthened or defended, as by forts. [R.] Shak.
FORTH
FORTH Forth, v.Etym: [AS. foredh, fr. for akin to D. voort, G. fort sq. root78. See Fore, For, and cf. Afford, Further, adv. ]
1. Forward; onward in time, place, or order; in advance from a given point; on to end; as, from that day forth; one, two, three, and so forth. Lucas was Paul's companion, at the leastway from the sixteenth of the Acts forth. Tyndale. From this time forth, I never will speak word. Shak. I repeated the Ave Maria; the inquisitor bad me say forth; I said I was taught no more. Strype.
2. Out, as from a state of concealment, retirement, confinement, nondevelopment, or the like; out into notice or view; as, the plants in spring put forth leaves. When winter past, and summer scarce begun, Invites them forth to labor in the sun. Dryden.
3. Beyond a (certain ) boundary; away; abroad; out. I have no mind of feasting forth to-night. Shak.
4. Throughly; from beginning to end. [Obs. ] Shak. And so forth, Back and forth, From forth. See under And, Back, and From. -- Forth of, Forth from, out of [Obs. ] Shak. -- To bring forth. See under Bring.
FORTH
FORTH Forth, prep.
Defn: Forth from; out of. [Archaic ] Some forth their cabins peep. Donne.
FORTH
Forth, n. Etym: [OE. , a ford. Frith. ]
Defn: A way; a passage or ford. [Obs. ] Todd.
FORTHBY
FORTHBY Forth `by ", adv. [Obs. ]
Defn: See Forby.
FORTHCOMING
FORTHCOMING Forth "com `ing ( or ), a.
Defn: Ready or about to appear; making appearance.
FORTHGOING
FORTHGOING Forth "go `ing ( or ), n.
Defn: A going forth; an utterance. A. Chalmers.
FORTHGOING
FORTHGOING Forth "go `ing, a.
Defn: Going forth.
FORTHINK
FORTHINK For *think ", v. t.
Defn: To repent; to regret; to be sorry for; to cause regret. [Obs. ] "Let it forthink you. " Tyndale. That me forthinketh, quod this January. Chaucer.
FORTHPUTING
FORTHPUTING Forth "put `ing ( or ), a.
Defn: Bold; forward; aggressive.
FORTHRIGHT
Forth "right ` ( or ), adv. Etym: [Forth, adv. + right, adv. ]
Defn: Straight forward; in a straight direction. [Archaic ] Sir P. Sidney.
FORTHRIGHT
FORTHRIGHT Forth "right `, a.
Defn: Direct; straightforward; as, a forthright man. [Archaic ] Lowell. They were Night and Day, and Day and Night, Piligrims wight with steps forthright. Emerson.
FORTHRIGHT
FORTHRIGHT Forth "right `, n.
Defn: A straight path. [Archaic ] Here's a maze trod, indeed, Through forthrights and meanders! Shak.
FORTHRIGHTNESS
FORTHRIGHTNESS Forth "right `ness, n.
Defn: Straightforwardness; explicitness; directness. [Archaic ] Dante's concise forthrightness of phrase. Hawthorne.
FORTHWARD
Forth "ward, adv. Etym: [Forth, adv. + -ward. ]
Defn: Forward. [Obs. ] Bp. Fisher.
FORTHWITH
FORTHWITH Forth `with " ( or; see With ), adv.
1. Immediately; without delay; directly. Immediately there fell from his eyes as it had been scales; and he received sight forthwith. Acts ix. 18.
2. (Law )
Defn: As soon as the thing required may be done by reasonable exertion confined to that object. Bouvier.
FORTHY
For *thy ", adv. Etym: [AS. foredhy; for, prep. + edhy, instrumental neut. of se, seó, edhæt, pron. demonstrative and article. See The. ]
Defn: Therefore. [Obs. ] Spenser.
FORTIES
FORTIES For "ties, n. pl.
Defn: See Forty.
FORTIETH
For "ti *eth, a. Etym: [AS. feówertigo. See Forty. ]
1. Following the thirty-ninth, or preceded by thirty-nine units, things, or parts.
2. Constituting one of forty equal parts into which anything is divided.
FORTIETH
FORTIETH For "ti *eth, n.
Defn: One of forty equal parts into which one whole is divided; the quotient of a unit divided by forty; one next in order after the thirty-ninth.
FORTIFIABLE
For "ti *fi `a *ble, a. Etym: [Cf. OF. fortifiable. ]
Defn: Capable of being fortified. Johnson.
FORTIFICATION
For `ti *fi *ca "tion, n. Etym: [L. fortificatio: cf. F. fortification. ]
1. The act of fortifying; the art or science of fortifying places in order to defend them against an enemy.
2. That which fortifies; especially, a work or works erected to defend a place against attack; a fortified place; a fortress; a fort; a castle. Fortification agate, Scotch pebble.
Syn. -- Fortress; citadel; bulwark. See Fortress.
FORTIFIER
FORTIFIER For "ti *fi `er, n.
Defn: One who, or that which, fortifies, strengthens, supports, or upholds.
FORTIFY
For "ti *fy, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Fortified; p. pr. & vb. n.Fortifying.] Etym: [F. fortifier, L. fortificare; fortis strong + - ficare (in comp. ) to make. See Fort, and -fy. ]
1. To add strength to; to strengthen; to confirm; to furnish with power to resist attack. Timidity was fortified by pride. Gibbon. Pride came to the aid of fancy, and both combined to fortify his resolution. Sir W. Scott.
2. To strengthen and secure by forts or batteries, or by surrounding with a wall or ditch or other military works; to render defensible against an attack by hostile forces.
FORTIFY
FORTIFY For "ti *fy, v. i.
Defn: To raise defensive works. Milton.
FORTILAGE
For "ti *lage (; 48 ), n. Etym: [Cf. Fortalice. ]
Defn: A little fort; a blockhouse. [Obs. ] Spenser.
FORTIN
Fort "in, n. Etym: [F. See Fort, n.]
Defn: A little fort; a fortlet. [Obs. ]
FORTISSIMO
For *tis "si *mo ( or ), adv. Etym: [It. , superl. of forte, adv. See Forte, adv. ] (Mus. )
Defn: Very loud; with the utmost strength or loudness.
FORTITION
For *ti "tion, n. Etym: [See Fortuitous. ]
Defn: Casual choice; fortuitous selection; hazard. [R.] No mode of election operating in the spirit of fortition or rotation can be generally good. Burke.
FORTITUDE
For "ti *tude, n. Etym: [L. fortitudo, fr. fortis strong. See Fort. ]
1. Power to resist attack; strength; firmness. [Obs. ] The fortitude of the place is best known to you. Shak.
2. That strength or firmness of mind which enables a person to encounter danger with coolness and courage, or to bear pain or adversity without murmuring, depression, or despondency; passive courage; resolute endurance; firmness in confronting or bearing up against danger or enduring trouble. Extolling patience as the truest fortitude. Milton. Fortitude is the guard and support of the other virtues. Locke.
Syn. -- Courage; resolution; resoluteness; endurance; bravery. See Courage, and Heroism.
FORTITUDINOUS
FORTITUDINOUS For `ti *tu "di *nous, a.
Defn: Having fortitude; courageous. [R.] Gibbon.
FORTLET
FORTLET Fort "let, n.
Defn: A little fort. [R.] Bailey.
FORTNIGHT
Fort "night ` (; in U.S. often; 277 ), n. Etym: [Contr. fr. fourteen nights, our ancestors reckoning time by nights and winters; so, also, seven nights, sennight, a week. ]
Defn: The space of fourteen days; two weeks.
FORTNIGHTLY
FORTNIGHTLY Fort "night `ly, a.
Defn: Occurring or appearing once in a fortnight; as, a fortnightly meeting of a club; a fortnightly magazine, or other publication. -- adv.
Defn: Once in a fortnight; at intervals of a fortnight.
FORTREAD
FORTREAD For *tread ", v. t.
Defn: To tread down; to trample upon. [Obs. ] In hell shall they be all fortroden of devils. Chaucer.
FORTRESS
For "tress, n.; pl. Fortresses. Etym: [F. forteresse, OF. forteresce,fortelesce, LL. foralitia, fr. L. fortis strong. See Fort, and cf. Fortalice. ]
Defn: A fortified place; a large and permanent fortification, sometimes including a town; a fort; a castle; a stronghold; a place of defense or security.
Syn. -- Fortress, Fortification, Castle, Citadel. A fortress is constructed for military purposes only, and is permanently garrisoned; a fortification is built to defend harbors, cities, etc. ;a castle is a fortress of early times which was ordinarily a palatial dwelling; a citadel is the stronghold of a fortress or city, etc.
FORTRESS
FORTRESS For "tress, v. t.
Defn: To furnish with a fortress or with fortresses; to guard; to fortify. Shak.
FORTUITOUS
For *tu "i *tous, a. Etym: [L. fortuitus; akin to forte, adv. , by chance, prop. abl. of fors, fortis, chance. See Fortune. ]
1. Happening by chance; coming or occuring unexpectedly, or without any known cause; chance; as, the fortuitous concourse of atoms. It was from causes seemingly fortuitous. .. that all the mighty effects of the Reformation flowed. Robertson.So as to throw a glancing and fortuitous light upon the whole. Hazlitt.
2. (LAw )
Defn: Happening independently of human will or means of foresight; resulting from unavoidable physical causes. Abbott.
Syn. -- Accidental; casual; contingent; incidental. See Accidental. -- For *tu "i *tous *ly, adv. -- For *tu "i *tous *ness, n.
FORTUITY
For *tu "i *ty, n. Etym: [Cf. F. fortuité.]
Defn: Accident; chance; casualty. D. Forbes (175 ).
FORTUNATE
For "tu *nate, a. Etym: [L. fortunatus, p.p. of fortunare to make fortunate or prosperous, fr. fortuna. See Fortune, n.]
1. Coming by good luck or favorable chance; bringing some good thing not foreseen as certain; presaging happiness; auspicious; as, a fortunate event; a fortunate concurrence of circumstances; a fortunate investment.
2. Receiving same unforeseen or unexpected good, or some good which was not dependent on one's own skill or efforts; favored with good forune; lucky.
Syn. -- Auspicious; lucky; prosperous; successful; favored; happy. -- Fortunate, Successful, Prosperous. A man is fortunate, when he is favored of fortune, and has unusual blessings fall to his lot; successful when he gains what he aims at; prosperous when he succeeds in those things which men commonly desire. One may be fortunate, in some cases, where he is not successful; he may be successful, but, if he has been mistaken in the value of what he has aimed at, he may for that reason fail to be prosperous.
FORTUNATELY
FORTUNATELY For "tu *nate *ly, adv.
Defn: In a fortunate manner; luckily; successfully; happily.
FORTUNATENESS
FORTUNATENESS For "tu *nate *ness, n.
Defn: The condition or quality of being fortunate; good luck; success; happiness.
FORTUNE
For "tune, n. Etym: [F. fortune, L. fortuna; akin to fors, fortis, chance, prob. fr. ferre to bear, bring. See Bear to support, and cf. Fortuitous. ]
1. The arrival of something in a sudden or unexpected manner; chance; accident; luck; hap; also, the personified or deified power regarded as determining human success, apportioning happiness and unhappiness, and distributing arbitrarily or fortuitously the lots of life. 'T is more by fortune, lady, than by merit. Shak. O Fortune, Fortune, all men call thee fickle. Shak.
2. That which befalls or is to befall one; lot in life, or event in any particular undertaking; fate; destiny; as, to tell one's fortune. You, who men's fortunes in their faces read. Cowley.
3. That which comes as the result of an undertaking or of a course of action; good or ill success; especially, favorable issue; happy event; success; prosperity as reached partly by chance and partly by effort. Our equal crimes shall equal fortune give. Dryden. There is a tide in the affairs of men, Which, taken at the flood, leads on to fortune. Shak. His father dying, he was driven to seek his fortune. Swift.
4. Wealth; large possessions; large estate; riches; as, a gentleman of fortune.
Syn. -- Chance; accident; luck; fate. Fortune book, a book supposed to reveal future events to those who consult it. Crashaw. - Fortune hunter, one who seeks to acquire wealth by marriage. -- Fortune teller, one who professes to tell future events in the life of another. -- Fortune telling, the practice or art of professing to reveal future events in the life of another.
FORTUNE
For "tune, v. t. Etym: [OF. fortuner, L. fortunare. See Fortune, n.]
1. To make fortunate; to give either good or bad fortune to. [Obs. ] Chaucer.
2. To provide with a fortune. Richardson.
3. To presage; to tell the fortune of. [Obs. ] Dryden.
FORTUNE
FORTUNE For "tune, v. i.
Defn: To fall out; to happen. It fortuned the same night that a Christian, serving a Turk in the camp, secretely gave the watchmen warning. Knolles.
FORTUNELESS
FORTUNELESS For "tune *less, a.
Defn: Luckless; also, destitute of a fortune or portion. Spenser.
FORTUNIZE
FORTUNIZE For "tun *ize, v. t.
Defn: To regulate the fortune of; to make happy. [Obs. ] Spenser.
FORTY
For "ty, a. Etym: [OE. forti, fourti, fowerty, AS. feówertig; feówer four + suff. -tig ten; akin to OS. fiwartig, fiartig, D. veertig, G. vierzig, Icel. fjörutiu, Sw. fyratio, Dan. fyrretyve, Goth. fidw. See Four, and Ten, and cf. Fourteen. ]
Defn: Four times ten; thirtynine and one more.
FORTY
For "ty, n.; pl. Forties (.
1. The sum of four tens; forty units or objects.
2. A symbol expressing forty units; as, 4 , or xl.
FORTY-NINER
FORTY-NINER For `ty-nin "er, n.
Defn: One of those who went to California in the rush for gold in 1849; an argonaut. [Colloq. , U. S.]
FORTY-SPOT
FORTY-SPOT For "ty-spot `, n. (Zoöl.)
Defn: The Tasmanian forty-spotted diamond bird (Pardalotus quadragintus ).
New American Oxford Dictionary
fort
fort |fôrt fɔrt | ▶noun a fortified building or strategic position. • a permanent army post. • historical a trading post. [so named because such establishments were originally fortified. ] PHRASES hold the fort see hold 1. ORIGIN late Middle English: from Old French fort or Italian forte, from Latin fortis ‘strong. ’
fort.
fort. ▶abbreviation • fortification. • fortified.
Fortaleza
For ta le za |ˌfôrtlˈāzə ˌfɔrtəˈleɪzə | a port in northeastern Brazil, on the Atlantic coast; pop. 2,431,415 (2007 ).
fortalice
for ta lice |ˈfôrtl -is ˈfɔrdələs | ▶noun a small fort, fortified house, or outwork of fortification. ORIGIN late Middle English: from medieval Latin fortalitia, -itium, from Latin fortis ‘strong. ’
Fortas, Abe
For tas, Abe |ˈfôrtəs ˈfɔrtəs | (1910 –82 ), US Supreme Court associate justice 1965 –69. Criticized for his financial dealings with a known criminal, he was the first justice ever forced to resign by public criticism.
Fort Collins
Fort Col lins |ˈkälinz ˌfɔrt ˈkɑlɪnz | a commercial and industrial city in north central Colorado, home to Colorado State University; pop. 136,509 (est. 2008 ).
Fort-de-France
Fort-de-France |ˌfôr də ˈfräNs ˌfɔr də ˈfræns | the capital of Martinique; pop. 93,000 (est. 2007 ).
Fort Dodge
Fort Dodge |däj ˌfɔrt ˈdɑʤ | a commercial and mining city in northwestern Iowa; pop. 25,180 (est. 2008 ).
forte
for te 1 |ˈfôrˌtā, fôrt ˈfɔrˌteɪ fɔrt | ▶noun 1 [ in sing. ] a thing at which someone excels: small talk was not his forte. 2 Fencing the stronger part of a sword blade, from the hilt to the middle. Compare with foible. ORIGIN mid 17th cent. ( sense 2; originally as fort ): from French fort (masculine ), forte (feminine ) ‘strong, ’ from Latin fortis .
forte
for te 2 |ˈfôrˌtā ˈfɔrˌteɪ fɔrt |Music ▶adverb & adjective (esp. as a direction ) loud or loudly. ▶noun a passage performed or marked to be performed loudly. ORIGIN Italian, literally ‘strong, loud, ’ from Latin fortis .
Fortean
Fort e an |ˈfôrtēən ˌfɔrtiən | ▶adjective of, relating to, or denoting paranormal phenomena. DERIVATIVES Fort e an a |ˌfôrtēˈanə |plural noun ORIGIN 1970s: from the name of Charles H. Fort (1874 –1932 ), American student of paranormal phenomena.
fortepiano
for te pi an o |ˌfôrtāpēˈanō, -pēˈänō fɔːrteɪˈpjænoʊ | ▶noun ( pl. fortepianos ) Music a piano, esp. of the kind made in the 18th and early 19th centuries. ORIGIN mid 18th cent.: from forte 2 + piano 2 .
forte piano
for te pi an o |ˌfôrtā pēˈanō, pēˈänō ˈfɔrteɪ ˌpjɑnoʊ | ▶adverb & adjective Music (esp. as a direction ) loud and then immediately soft. ORIGIN Italian.
Forth
Forth |fôrTH fɔrθ | a river in central Scotland that rises on Ben Lomond and flows east into the North Sea.
forth
forth |fôrTH fɔrθ | ▶adverb chiefly archaic out from a starting point and forward or into view: the plants will bush out, putting forth fresh shoots. • onward in time: from that day forth he gave me endless friendship. PHRASES and so forth see so 1. ORIGIN Old English, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch voort and German fort, from an Indo-European root shared by fore- .
Forth, Firth of
Forth, Firth of the estuary of the Forth River in Scotland, spanned by a cantilevered railroad bridge and a highway suspension bridge.
forthcoming
forth com ing |fôrTHˈkəmiNG, ˈfôrTHˌkəmiNG ˈˌfɔrθˈˌkəmɪŋ | ▶adjective 1 planned for or about to happen in the near future: the forthcoming baseball season. 2 [ predic. often with negative ] (of something required ) ready or made available when wanted or needed: financial support was not forthcoming. • (of a person ) willing to divulge information: their daughter had never been forthcoming about her time in Europe. DERIVATIVES forth com ing ness noun
forthright
forth right |ˈfôrTHˌrīt ˈfɔrθˌraɪt | ▶adjective 1 (of a person or their manner or speech ) direct and outspoken; straightforward and honest: his most forthright attack yet on the reforms. 2 archaic proceeding directly forward. ▶adverb archaic directly forward. • immediately. DERIVATIVES forth right ly adverb, forth right ness noun ORIGIN Old English forthriht ‘straightforward, directly ’ (see forth, right ).
forthwith
forth with |fôrTHˈwiTH ˈˌfɔrθˈwɪθ | ▶adverb (esp. in official use ) immediately; without delay: we undertake to pay forthwith the money required. ORIGIN Middle English (in the sense ‘along with, at the same time ’): partly from earlier forthwithal, partly representing forth with used alone without a following noun.
fortification
for ti fi ca tion |ˌfôrtəˌfəˈkāSHən ˌfɔrdəfəˈkeɪʃən | ▶noun (often fortifications ) a defensive wall or other reinforcement built to strengthen a place against attack. • the action of fortifying or process of being fortified: the fortification of the frontiers. ORIGIN late Middle English: via French from late Latin fortificatio (n- ), from fortificare (see fortify ).
fortify
for ti fy |ˈfôrtəˌfī ˈfɔrdəˌfaɪ | ▶verb ( fortifies, fortifying, fortified ) [ with obj. ] strengthen (a place ) with defensive works so as to protect it against attack: the whole town was heavily fortified | (as adj. fortified ) : a fortified manor house. • strengthen or invigorate (someone ) mentally or physically: I was fortified by the knowledge that I was in a sympathetic house. • (often as adj. fortified ) strengthen (a drink ) with alcohol: fortified wine. • increase the nutritive value of (food ), esp. with vitamins. DERIVATIVES for ti fi a ble adjective, for ti fi er noun ORIGIN late Middle English: from French fortifier, from late Latin fortificare, from Latin fortis ‘strong. ’
fortis
for tis |ˈfôrtis ˈfɔrdəs | ▶adjective Phonetics (of a consonant, in particular a voiceless consonant ) strongly articulated, esp. more so than another consonant articulated in the same place. The opposite of lenis. ORIGIN early 20th cent.: from Latin, literally ‘strong. ’
fortissimo
for tis si mo |fôrˈtisəˌmō fɔrˈtɪsəˌmoʊ |Music ▶adverb & adjective (esp. as a direction ) very loud or loudly. ▶noun ( pl. fortissimos or fortissimi |-ˌmē | ) a passage marked to be performed very loudly. ORIGIN Italian, from Latin fortissimus ‘very strong. ’
fortitude
for ti tude |ˈfôrtəˌto͞od ˈfɔrdəˌt (j )ud | ▶noun courage in pain or adversity: she endured her illness with great fortitude. ORIGIN Middle English: via French from Latin fortitudo, from fortis ‘strong. ’
Fort Knox
Fort Knox |näks ˌfɔrt ˈnɑks | a US military reservation in Kentucky, noted as the site of the depository, which was built in 1936, that holds the bulk of the nation's gold bullion in its vaults.
Fort Lamy
Fort La my |ˌfôr ləˈmē ˌfɔr ləˈmi | former name (until 1973 ) for N'Djamena.
Fort Lauderdale
Fort Lau der dale |ˈlôdərˌdāl ˌfɔrt ˈlɔdərdeɪl | a resort, commercial, and industrial city in southeastern Florida, north of Miami; pop. 183,126 (est. 2008 ).
Fort Lee
Fort Lee |lē ˌfɔrt ˈli | a commercial and residential borough in northeastern New Jersey, across the Hudson River from New York City; pop. 36,275 (est. 2008 ).
Fort McHenry
Fort Mc Hen ry |məkˈhenrē ˌfɔrt məkˈhɛnri | a historic site in the harbor of Baltimore in Maryland, scene of an 1812 British siege that inspired Francis Scott Key to write “The Star Spangled Banner. ”
Fort Myers
Fort My ers |ˈmī -ərz ˌfɔrt ˈmaɪərz | a resort and commercial city in southwestern Florida; pop. 65,394 (est. 2008 ).
fortnight
fort night |ˈfôrtˌnīt ˈfɔrtˌnaɪt | ▶noun chiefly Brit. a period of two weeks. • informal used after the name of a day to indicate that something will take place two weeks after that day. ORIGIN Old English fēowertīene niht ‘fourteen nights. ’
fortnightly
fort night ly |ˈfôrtˌnītlē ˈfɔrtˌnaɪtli |chiefly Brit. ▶adjective happening or produced every two weeks: a fortnightly bulletin. ▶adverb every two weeks: evening classes will run fortnightly. ▶noun ( pl. fortnightlies ) a magazine or similar publication issued every two weeks.
Fort Pierce
Fort Pierce |pi (ə )rs ˌfɔrt ˈpɪərs | a resort and port city in east central Florida; pop. 40,885 (est. 2008 ).
Fortran
For tran |ˈfôrˌtran ˈfɔrˌtræn |(also FORTRAN ) ▶noun a high-level computer programming language used esp. for scientific computation. ORIGIN 1950s: contraction of formula translation .
fortress
for tress |ˈfôrtrəs ˈfɔrtrəs | ▶noun a military stronghold, esp. a strongly fortified town fit for a large garrison. • a heavily protected and impenetrable building. • figurative a person or thing not susceptible to outside influence or disturbance: he had proved himself to be a fortress of moral rectitude. ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French forteresse ‘strong place, ’ based on Latin fortis ‘strong. ’
Fort Smith
Fort Smith |smiTH ˌfɔrt ˈsmɪθ | an industrial city in western Arkansas, on the Arkansas River; pop. 84,716 (est. 2008 ).
Fort Sumter
Fort Sum ter |ˈsəmtər ˌfɔrt ˈsəmtər | a historic site in the mouth of the harbor of Charleston in South Carolina. Confederate forces fired on US troops here in April 1861, beginning the Civil War.
fortuitous
for tu i tous |fôrˈto͞oətəs fɔrˈtuədəs | ▶adjective happening by accident or chance rather than design: the similarity between the paintings may not be simply fortuitous. • informal happening by a lucky chance; fortunate: from a cash standpoint, the company's timing is fortuitous. DERIVATIVES for tu i tous ly adverb, for tu i tous ness noun ORIGIN mid 17th cent.: from Latin fortuitus, from forte ‘by chance, ’ from fors ‘chance, luck. ’ usage: The traditional, etymological meaning of fortuitous is ‘happening by chance ’: a fortuitous meeting is a chance meeting, which might turn out to be either a good thing or a bad thing. In modern uses, however, fortuitous tends more often to be used to refer to fortunate outcomes, and the word has become more or less a synonym for ‘lucky ’ or ‘fortunate. ’ This use is frowned upon as being not etymologically correct and is best avoided except in informal contexts.
fortuity
for tu i ty |fôrˈto͞oətē fɔrˈtuədi | ▶noun ( pl. fortuities ) a chance occurrence. • the state of being controlled by chance rather than design.
fortunate
for tu nate |ˈfôrCHənət ˈfɔrtʃ (ə )nət | ▶adjective favored by or involving good luck or fortune; lucky: [ with infinitive ] : she'd been fortunate to escape more serious injury | it was fortunate that the weather was good. • auspicious or favorable: a most fortunate match for our daughter. • materially well-off; prosperous: less fortunate children still converged on the soup kitchens. ORIGIN late Middle English: from Latin fortunatus, from fortuna (see fortune ).
fortunately
for tu nate ly |ˈfôrCHənətlē ˈfɔrtʃ (ə )nətli | ▶adverb [ sentence adverb ] it is fortunate that: fortunately, no shots were fired and no one was hurt.
fortune
for tune |ˈfôrCHən ˈfɔrtʃən | ▶noun 1 chance or luck as an external, arbitrary force affecting human affairs: some malicious act of fortune keeps them separate. • luck, esp. good luck: this astounding piece of good fortune that has befallen me. • (fortunes ) the success or failure of a person or enterprise over a period of time or in the course of a particular activity: he is credited with turning around the company's fortunes. 2 a large amount of money or assets: he eventually inherited a substantial fortune. • (a fortune ) informal a surprisingly high price or amount of money: I spent a fortune on drink and drugs. PHRASES fortune favors the brave proverb a successful person is often one who is willing to take risks. the fortunes of war the unpredictable, haphazard events of war. make a (or one's ) fortune acquire great wealth by one's own efforts. a small fortune informal a large amount of money. tell someone's fortune make predictions about a person's future by palmistry, using a crystal ball, reading tarot cards, or similar divining methods. ORIGIN Middle English: via Old French from Latin Fortuna, the name of a goddess personifying luck or chance.
Fortune 500
For tune 500 ▶noun trademark an annual list of the five hundred most profitable US industrial corporations.
fortune cookie
for tune cook ie |ˈfɔrtʃən ˌkʊki | ▶noun a thin folded cookie containing a slip of paper with a prediction or aphorism written on it, served in Chinese restaurants.
fortune hunter
for tune hunt er |ˈfɔrtʃən ˌhən (t )ər | ▶noun a person who seeks to become rich through marrying someone wealthy.
fortune-teller
for tune-tell er |ˈfɔrtʃən ˈtɛlər |(also fortune teller ) ▶noun a person who tells people's fortunes. DERIVATIVES for tune-tell ing noun
Fort Wayne
Fort Wayne |wān ˌfɔrt ˈweɪn | an industrial and commercial city in northeastern Indiana; pop. 251,591 (est. 2008 ).
Fort William
Fort Wil |liam |fɔːtˈwɪljəm | a town in western Scotland, on Loch Linnhe near Ben Nevis; pop. 9,000 (est. 2009 ).
Fort Worth
Fort Worth |wərTH ˌfɔrt ˈwərθ | a city in northern Texas, on the Trinity River, west of Dallas; pop. 703,073 (est. 2008 ).
forty
for ty |ˈfôrtē fɔrdi | ▶cardinal number ( pl. forties ) the number equivalent to the product of four and ten; ten less than fifty; 40: Troy was only forty miles away | forty were arrested | there were about thirty or forty of them. (Roman numeral: xl or XL ) • (forties ) the numbers from forty to forty-nine, esp. the years of a century or of a person's life: Terry was in his early forties. • forty years old: a tall woman of about forty. • forty miles an hour: they were doing about forty. PHRASES forty winks informal a short sleep or nap, esp. during the day. DERIVATIVES for ti eth |-tēəTH |ordinal number, for ty fold |-ˌfōld |adjective & adverb ORIGIN Old English fēowertig (see four, -ty 2 ).
forty-five
for ty-five ▶noun 1 a phonograph record played at 45 rpm; a single. 2 (often. 45 ) a 45 -caliber revolver.
forty-niner
for ty-nin er |ˌfôrtē ˈnīnər ˈfɔrdi ˌnaɪnər | ▶noun a prospector in the California gold rush of 1849.
forty-ninth parallel
for ty-ninth par al lel |fɔrdi naɪnθ ˈpɛrəˌlɛl | the parallel of latitude 49 ° north of the equator, esp. referred to as the boundary between Canada and the US west of Lake of the Woods.
Oxford Dictionary
fort
fort |fɔːt | ▶noun a fortified building or strategic position. • historical a trading station. [so named because such stations were originally fortified. ] DERIVATIVES fortlet noun ORIGIN late Middle English: from Old French fort or Italian forte, from Latin fortis ‘strong ’.
Fortaleza
Fortaleza |ˌfɔːtəˈleɪzə | a port in NE Brazil, on the Atlantic coast, capital of the state of Ceará; pop. 2,431,415 (2007 ).
fortalice
fortalice |ˈfɔːtəlɪs | ▶noun a small fort, fortified house, or outwork of fortification. ORIGIN late Middle English: from medieval Latin fortalitia, -itium, from Latin fortis ‘strong ’.
Fortas, Abe
For tas, Abe |ˈfôrtəs ˈfɔrtəs | (1910 –82 ), US Supreme Court associate justice 1965 –69. Criticized for his financial dealings with a known criminal, he was the first justice ever forced to resign by public criticism.
Fort Collins
Fort Col lins |ˈkälinz ˌfɔrt ˈkɑlɪnz | a commercial and industrial city in north central Colorado, home to Colorado State University; pop. 136,509 (est. 2008 ).
Fort-de-France
Fort-de-France |ˌfɔːdəˈfrɑːns, French fɔʀ də fʀɑ̃s | the capital of Martinique; pop. 93,000 (est. 2007 ).
Fort Dodge
Fort Dodge |däj ˌfɔrt ˈdɑʤ | a commercial and mining city in northwestern Iowa; pop. 25,180 (est. 2008 ).
forte
forte 1 |ˈfɔːteɪ, ˈfɔːti, fɔːt | ▶noun 1 (one's forte ) a thing at which someone excels: small talk was not his forte. 2 Fencing the part of a sword blade from the hilt to the middle. Compare with foible. ORIGIN mid 17th cent. ( in sense 2; originally as fort ): from French fort (masculine ), forte (feminine ) ‘strong ’, from Latin fortis .
forte
forte 2 |ˈfɔːteɪ |Music ▶adverb & adjective (especially as a direction ) loud or loudly. ▶noun a passage performed or marked to be performed loudly. ORIGIN Italian, literally ‘strong, loud ’, from Latin fortis .
Fortean
Fortean |ˈfɔːtɪən | ▶adjective relating to or denoting paranormal phenomena. DERIVATIVES Forteana plural noun ORIGIN 1970s: from the name of Charles H. Fort (1874 –1932 ), American student of paranormal phenomena.
fortepiano
fortepiano |ˌfɔːteɪˈpjɑːnəʊ, -ˈpjanəʊ | ▶noun ( pl. fortepianos ) Music a piano, especially of the kind made in the 18th and early 19th centuries. ORIGIN mid 18th cent.: from forte 2 + piano 2 .
forte piano
forte piano |ˌfɔːteɪ ˈpjɑːnəʊ | ▶adverb & adjective Music (especially as a direction ) loud and then immediately soft. ORIGIN Italian.
Forth
Forth |fɔːθ | a river of central Scotland, rising on Ben Lomond and flowing eastwards through Stirling into the North Sea. • a shipping forecast area covering Scottish coastal waters roughly from Berwick in the south to Aberdeen in the north, including the Firth of Forth.
forth
forth |fɔːθ | ▶adverb formal or literary 1 out and away from a starting point: we rose at dawn and sallied forth. • so as to be known or revealed; out: a paper setting forth their grievances. 2 onwards in time: from that day forth he gave me endless friendship. PHRASES and so forth see so 1. ORIGIN Old English, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch voort and German fort, from an Indo-European root shared by fore- .
Forth, Firth of
Forth, Firth of the estuary of the River Forth, spanned by a cantilever railway bridge (opened 1890 ) and a road suspension bridge (1964 ). PHRASES paint the Forth Bridge used to indicate that a task is never-ending: it's all over for another year except that we must immediately set about seeking next year's sponsor —it's a bit like painting the Forth Bridge. [with reference to the fact that the railway bridge is so long that once its painters had reached one end, they would have to begin again at the other. ]
forthcoming
forth |com ¦ing |fɔːθˈkʌmɪŋ | ▶adjective 1 about to happen or appear: the forthcoming cricket season. 2 [ predic. ] [ often with negative ] ready or made available when wanted or needed: financial support was not forthcoming. • willing to divulge information: she had never been forthcoming about her time in the States. DERIVATIVES forthcomingness noun
forthright
forth |right |ˈfɔːθrʌɪt, fɔːθˈrʌɪt | ▶adjective 1 (of a person or their manner or speech ) direct and outspoken: his most forthright attack yet on the reforms. 2 archaic proceeding directly forwards. ▶adverb archaic directly forwards. • immediately. DERIVATIVES forthrightly adverb, forthrightness noun ORIGIN Old English forthriht ‘straight forward, directly ’ (see forth, right ).
forthwith
forthwith |fɔːθˈwɪθ, -ð | ▶adverb (especially in official use ) immediately; without delay: we undertake to pay forthwith the money required. ORIGIN Middle English (in the sense ‘along with, at the same time ’): partly from earlier forthwithal, partly representing forth with used alone without a following noun.
fortification
fortification |ˌfɔːtɪfɪˈkeɪʃ (ə )n | ▶noun a defensive wall or other reinforcement built to strengthen a place against attack. • [ mass noun ] the action of fortifying or process of being fortified: the fortification of the frontiers. ORIGIN late Middle English: via French from late Latin fortificatio (n- ), from fortificare (see fortify ).
fortify
fortify |ˈfɔːtɪfʌɪ | ▶verb ( fortifies, fortifying, fortified ) [ with obj. ] 1 provide (a place ) with defensive works as protection against attack: the whole town was heavily fortified | (as adj. fortified ) : a fortified manor house. • strengthen (someone ) mentally or physically: the girl was fortified by her religious faith. 2 (often as adj. fortified ) add spirits to (wine ) to make port, sherry, etc.: fortified wine. • increase the nutritive value of (food ) by adding vitamins. DERIVATIVES fortifiable adjective, fortifier noun ORIGIN late Middle English: from French fortifier, from late Latin fortificare, from Latin fortis ‘strong ’.
fortis
fortis |ˈfɔːtɪs | ▶adjective Phonetics (of a consonant, in particular a voiceless consonant ) strongly articulated, especially more so than another consonant articulated in the same place. The opposite of lenis. ORIGIN early 20th cent.: from Latin, literally ‘strong ’.
fortissimo
fortissimo |fɔːˈtɪsɪməʊ |Music ▶adverb & adjective (especially as a direction ) very loud or loudly. ▶noun ( pl. fortissimos or fortissimi |-mi | ) a passage performed or marked to be performed very loudly. ORIGIN Italian, from Latin fortissimus ‘very strong ’.
fortitude
fortitude |ˈfɔːtɪtjuːd | ▶noun [ mass noun ] courage in pain or adversity: she endured her illness with great fortitude. ORIGIN Middle English: via French from Latin fortitudo, from fortis ‘strong ’.
Fort Knox
Fort Knox |fɔːt ˈnɒks | a US military reservation in Kentucky, famous as the site of the depository (built in 1936 ) which holds the bulk of the nation's gold bullion in its vaults.
Fort Lamy
Fort Lamy |ˈlɑːmi | former name (until 1973 ) for N'Djamena.
Fort Lauderdale
Fort Lau der dale |ˈlôdərˌdāl ˌfɔrt ˈlɔdərdeɪl | a resort, commercial, and industrial city in southeastern Florida, north of Miami; pop. 183,126 (est. 2008 ).
Fort Lee
Fort Lee |lē ˌfɔrt ˈli | a commercial and residential borough in northeastern New Jersey, across the Hudson River from New York City; pop. 36,275 (est. 2008 ).
Fort McHenry
Fort Mc Hen ry |məkˈhenrē ˌfɔrt məkˈhɛnri | a historic site in the harbor of Baltimore in Maryland, scene of an 1812 British siege that inspired Francis Scott Key to write “The Star Spangled Banner. ”
Fort Myers
Fort My ers |ˈmī -ərz ˌfɔrt ˈmaɪərz | a resort and commercial city in southwestern Florida; pop. 65,394 (est. 2008 ).
fortnight
fort |night |ˈfɔːtnʌɪt | ▶noun Brit. a period of two weeks. • informal (preceded by a specified day ) used to indicate that something will take place two weeks after that day. ORIGIN Old English fēowertīene niht ‘fourteen nights ’.
fortnightly
fortnightly |ˈfɔːtnʌɪtli |Brit. ▶adjective happening or produced every two weeks: a fortnightly bulletin. ▶adverb every two weeks: evening classes will run fortnightly. ▶noun ( pl. fortnightlies ) a magazine or other periodical issued every two weeks.
Fort Pierce
Fort Pierce |pi (ə )rs ˌfɔrt ˈpɪərs | a resort and port city in east central Florida; pop. 40,885 (est. 2008 ).
Fortran
Fortran |ˈfɔːtran | ▶noun [ mass noun ] a high-level computer programming language used especially for scientific calculations. ORIGIN 1950s: contraction of formula translation .
fortress
fort |ress |ˈfɔːtrɪs | ▶noun a military stronghold, especially a strongly fortified town. • a person or thing not susceptible to outside influence or disturbance: he had proved himself to be a fortress of moral rectitude. ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French forteresse ‘strong place ’, based on Latin fortis ‘strong ’.
Fort Smith
Fort Smith |smiTH ˌfɔrt ˈsmɪθ | an industrial city in western Arkansas, on the Arkansas River; pop. 84,716 (est. 2008 ).
Fort Sumter
Fort Sum ter |ˈsəmtər ˌfɔrt ˈsəmtər | a historic site in the mouth of the harbor of Charleston in South Carolina. Confederate forces fired on US troops here in April 1861, beginning the Civil War.
fortuitous
fortuitous |fɔːˈtjuːɪtəs | ▶adjective happening by chance rather than intention: the similarity between the paintings may not be simply fortuitous. • happening by a lucky chance; fortunate: the ball went into the goal by a fortuitous ricochet. DERIVATIVES fortuitously adverb, fortuitousness noun ORIGIN mid 17th cent.: from Latin fortuitus, from forte ‘by chance ’, from fors ‘chance, luck ’. usage: The traditional, etymological meaning of fortuitous is ‘happening by chance ’: a fortuitous meeting is a chance meeting, which might turn out to be either a good thing or a bad thing. Today, however, fortuitous tends to be often used to refer only to fortunate outcomes and the word has become more or less a synonym for ‘lucky ’ or ‘fortunate ’ ( the ball went into the goal by a fortuitous ricochet ). Although this usage is now widespread, it is still regarded by some people as incorrect.
fortuity
fortuity |fɔːˈtjuːɪti | ▶noun ( pl. fortuities ) a chance occurrence. • [ mass noun ] the state of being controlled by chance.
fortunate
for ¦tu |nate |ˈfɔːtʃ (ə )nət | ▶adjective favoured by or involving good luck; lucky: [ with infinitive ] : she'd been fortunate to escape serious injury | it was fortunate that the weather was good. • auspicious or favourable: a most fortunate match for our daughter. • materially well off; prosperous: a federal programme aimed at helping less fortunate families. ORIGIN late Middle English: from Latin fortunatus, from fortuna (see fortune ).
fortunately
for ¦tu |nate ¦ly |ˈfɔːtʃ (ə )nətli | ▶adverb [ sentence adverb ] it is fortunate that: fortunately, no shots were fired and no one was hurt.
fortune
for |tune |ˈfɔːtʃuːn, -tʃ (ə )n | ▶noun 1 [ mass noun ] chance or luck as an arbitrary force affecting human affairs: some malicious act of fortune keeps them separate. • luck, especially good luck: only good fortune has prevented British casualties. • (fortunes ) the success or failure of a person or enterprise over a period of time: he is credited with turning round the company's fortunes. 2 a large amount of money or assets: he inherited a substantial fortune. • (a fortune ) informal a surprisingly high price or amount of money: I spent a fortune on drink. PHRASES fortune favours the brave proverb a successful person is often one who is willing to take risks. the fortunes of war the unpredictable events of war. make a (or one's ) fortune acquire great wealth by one's own efforts. a small fortune informal a large amount of money. tell someone's fortune make predictions about a person's future by palmistry, using a crystal ball, or similar methods. ORIGIN Middle English: via Old French from Latin Fortuna, the name of a goddess personifying luck or chance.
Fortune 500
Fortune 500 ▶noun ( trademark in the US ) an annual list of the five hundred largest US industrial corporations, as measured by gross income.
fortune cookie
for |tune cookie ▶noun N. Amer. a small biscuit containing a slip of paper with a prediction or motto written on it, served in Chinese restaurants.
fortune hunter
fortune-hunter ▶noun a person who seeks to become rich through marrying someone wealthy. DERIVATIVES fortune hunting noun
fortune teller
fortune-teller ▶noun a person who tells people's fortunes. DERIVATIVES fortune telling noun
Fort Wayne
Fort Wayne |wān ˌfɔrt ˈweɪn | an industrial and commercial city in northeastern Indiana; pop. 251,591 (est. 2008 ).
Fort William
Fort Wil |liam |fɔːtˈwɪljəm | a town in western Scotland, on Loch Linnhe near Ben Nevis; pop. 9,000 (est. 2009 ).
Fort Worth
Fort Worth |fɔːtˈwɜːθ | a city in northern Texas; pop. 703,073 (est. 2008 ).
forty
forty |ˈfɔːti | ▶cardinal number ( pl. forties ) 1 the number equivalent to the product of four and ten; ten less than fifty; 40: York was only forty miles away | forty were arrested | there were about thirty or forty of them. (Roman numeral: xl or XL ) • (forties ) the numbers from forty to forty-nine, especially the years of a century or of a person's life: Terry was in his early forties. • forty years old: a tall woman of about forty. • forty miles an hour: they were doing about forty. • a size of garment or other merchandise denoted by forty. 2 ( the Forties ) the central North Sea between Scotland and southern Norway, so called from its prevailing depth of forty fathoms or more. See also the roaring forties at roaring. • ( Forties ) a shipping forecast area covering the central North Sea east of Scotland. PHRASES forty winks informal a short sleep, especially during the day. DERIVATIVES fortieth ordinal number, fortyfold adjective & adverb ORIGIN Old English fēowertig (see four, -ty 2 ).
forty-five
forty-five ▶noun a record played at 45 rpm; a single. PHRASES the Forty-five an informal name for the Jacobite rebellion of 1745.
forty-niner
forty-niner |fɔːtiˈnʌɪnə (r )| ▶noun a seeker for gold in the California gold rush of 1849.
forty-ninth parallel
forty-ninth par ¦al |lel the parallel of latitude 49 ° north of the equator, especially as forming the boundary between Canada and the US west of the Lake of the Woods.
American Oxford Thesaurus
fort
fort noun dozens of settlers in the area sought refuge within the confines of the fort: fortress, castle, citadel, blockhouse, stronghold, redoubt, fortification, bastion; fastness.
forte
forte noun acting had always been her forte: strength, strong point, specialty, strong suit, talent, special ability, skill, bent, gift, métier; informal thing. ANTONYMS weakness.
forth
forth adverb 1 smoke billowed forth: out, outside, away, off, ahead, forward, into view; into existence. 2 from that day forth: onward, onwards, on, forward; for ever, into eternity; until now.
forthcoming
forthcoming adjective 1 forthcoming events: imminent, impending, coming, upcoming, approaching, future; close, (close ) at hand, in store, in the wind, in the air, in the offing, in the pipeline, on the horizon, on the way, on us, about to happen. ANTONYMS past, current. 2 no reply was forthcoming: available, ready, at hand, accessible, obtainable, at someone's disposal, obtained, given, vouchsafed to someone; informal up for grabs, on tap. ANTONYMS unavailable. 3 he was not very forthcoming about himself: communicative, talkative, chatty, loquacious, vocal; expansive, expressive, unreserved, uninhibited, outgoing, frank, open, candid; informal gabby. ANTONYMS uncommunicative.
forthright
forthright adjective a forthright statement to the press about her involvement in the cover-up: frank, direct, straightforward, honest, candid, open, sincere, outspoken, straight, blunt, plain-spoken, no-nonsense, downright, bluff, matter-of-fact, to the point; informal upfront. ANTONYMS secretive, evasive.
forthwith
forthwith adverb all hostages are to be released forthwith: immediately, at once, instantly, directly, right away, straightaway, posthaste, without delay, without hesitation; quickly, speedily, promptly; informal pronto. ANTONYMS sometime.
fortification
fortification noun fortifications loomed ominously along the high banks of the river: rampart, wall, defense, bulwark, palisade, stockade, redoubt, earthwork, bastion, parapet, barricade.
fortify
fortify verb 1 the knights fortified their citadel: build defenses around, strengthen, secure, protect. ANTONYMS weaken, expose. 2 the wall had been fortified: strengthen, reinforce, toughen, consolidate, bolster, shore up, brace, buttress. ANTONYMS weaken. 3 I'll have a drink to fortify me: invigorate, strengthen, energize, enliven, liven up, animate, vitalize, rejuvenate, restore, revive, refresh; informal pep up, buck up, give a shot in the arm to. ANTONYMS sedate, subdue.
fortitude
fortitude noun courage, bravery, endurance, resilience, mettle, moral fiber, strength of mind, strength of character, strong-mindedness, backbone, spirit, grit, true grit, doughtiness, steadfastness; informal guts. ANTONYMS faint-heartedness.
fortress
fortress noun the fortress fell into the hands of the French: fort, castle, citadel, blockhouse, stronghold, redoubt, fortification, bastion; fastness.
fortuitous
fortuitous adjective 1 a fortuitous resemblance: chance, adventitious, unexpected, unanticipated, unpredictable, unforeseen, unlooked-for, serendipitous, casual, incidental, coincidental, random, accidental, inadvertent, unintentional, unintended, unplanned, unpremeditated. ANTONYMS predictable. 2 the Red Wings were saved by a fortuitous rebound: lucky, fluky, fortunate, providential, advantageous, timely, opportune, serendipitous, heaven-sent. ANTONYMS unlucky. USAGE fortuitous The traditional, etymological meaning of fortuitous is ‘happening by chance ’: a fortuitous meeting is a chance meeting, which might turn out to be either a good thing or a bad thing. In modern uses, however, fortuitous tends more often to be used to refer to fortunate outcomes, and the word has become more or less a synonym for ‘lucky ’ or ‘fortunate. ’ This use is frowned upon as being not etymologically correct and is best avoided except in informal contexts.Usage notes show additional guidance on finer points of English usage. CHOOSE THE RIGHT WORD See accidental . These notes show fine distinctions in meaning between closely related synonyms to help you find the best word.
fortunate
fortunate adjective 1 he was fortunate that the punishment was so slight: lucky, favored, blessed, blessed with good luck, in luck, having a charmed life, charmed; informal sitting pretty. ANTONYMS unfortunate. 2 in a fortunate position: favorable, advantageous, providential, auspicious, welcome, heaven-sent, beneficial, propitious, fortuitous, opportune, happy, felicitous. ANTONYMS unfavorable. 3 the society gives generously to less fortunate people: wealthy, rich, affluent, prosperous, well off, moneyed, well-to-do, well-heeled, opulent, comfortable; favored, privileged. ANTONYMS underprivileged.
fortunately
fortunately adverb fortunately no one was injured in the collision: luckily, by good luck, by good fortune, as luck would have it, propitiously; mercifully, thankfully; thank goodness, thank God, thank heavens, thank the stars.
fortune
fortune noun 1 fortune favored him: chance, accident, coincidence, serendipity, destiny, fortuity, providence, happenstance. 2 a change of fortune: luck, fate, destiny, predestination, the stars, serendipity, karma, kismet, lot. 3 (fortunes ) an upswing in the team's fortunes: circumstances, state of affairs, condition, position, situation; plight, predicament. 4 he made his fortune in steel: wealth, riches, substance, property, assets, resources, means, possessions, treasure, estate. 5 informal this dress cost a fortune : a huge amount, a vast sum, a king's ransom, millions, billions; informal a small fortune, a mint, a bundle, a pile, a wad, an arm and a leg, a pretty penny, a tidy sum, big money, big bucks, gazillions, megabucks, top dollar. ANTONYMS pittance.
fortune teller
fortune teller noun for two bucks you could get a reading from a gypsy fortune teller: clairvoyant, crystal-gazer, psychic, prophet, seer, oracle, soothsayer, augur, diviner, sibyl; palmist, palm-reader.
Oxford Thesaurus
fort
fort noun fortress, castle, citadel, blockhouse, burg, keep, tower, donjon, turret; stronghold, redoubt, fortification, bastion; fastness; in Spain alcazar; rare hold, fortalice. PHRASES hold the fort I'll hold the fort until you get back: stand in, fill in, act as stand-in, deputize, act as deputy, substitute, act as substitute, take over, be a substitute; take someone's place, act in someone's place, do duty, do a locum, be a locum, sit in, understudy; step into the breach; informal fill someone's shoes /boots; N. Amer. informal pinch-hit.
forte
forte noun acting had always been her forte: strength, strong point, speciality, long suit, strong suit, talent, special ability, skill, bent, gift, claim to fame, department; French métier, pièce de résistance; informal bag, thing, cup of tea. ANTONYMS weakness.
forth
forth adverb 1 smoke billowed forth when the air was still: out, outside, away, off, ahead, forward, away from home, abroad; into view, into the open, out of hiding; into existence. 2 from that day forth: onward, onwards, on, forward, forwards; for ever, into eternity; until now.
forthcoming
forthcoming adjective 1 forthcoming events: imminent, impending, coming, approaching, advancing, nearing, near; future, expected, anticipated, prospective; close, (close ) at hand, in store, in the wind, in the air, in the offing, in the pipeline, on the horizon, on the way, on us, about to happen; informal on the cards. ANTONYMS past; current. 2 no reply was forthcoming: available, made available, ready, at hand, accessible, obtainable, at someone's disposal, on offer; obtained, given, vouchsafed to someone; informal up for grabs, on tap. ANTONYMS unavailable. 3 most viewers voiced no opinions, but some were more forthcoming: communicative, expansive, informative, expressive, unreserved, uninhibited, outgoing, frank, open, candid; talkative, conversational, chatty, gossipy, loquacious, garrulous, voluble, verbose, effusive, gushing; informal mouthy, gabby, windy, gassy; rare multiloquent, multiloquous. ANTONYMS uncommunicative.
forthright
forthright adjective he was forthright in speaking out against human rights abuses: frank, direct, straightforward, honest, candid, open, sincere, straight, straight to the point, blunt, plain-spoken, outspoken, downright, uninhibited, unreserved, point blank, no-nonsense, matter-of-fact, bluff, undiplomatic, tactless; not afraid to call a spade a spade, not beating around the bush, speaking as one finds; explicit, clear, plain, unequivocal, unambiguous, unqualified, categorical; informal straight from the shoulder, upfront. ANTONYMS secretive; dishonest. CHOOSE THE RIGHT WORD forthright, blunt, candid, frank, outspoken See candid . These notes show fine distinctions in meaning between closely related synonyms to help you find the best word.
forthwith
forthwith adverb the government insisted that all the hostages be released forthwith: immediately, at once, instantly, directly, right away, straight away, now, this /that (very ) minute, this /that instant, then and there, there and then, here and now, in /like a flash, instantaneously, by return, post-haste, without delay, without further /more ado, without hesitation, unhesitatingly; quickly, as quickly as possible, fast, speedily, with all speed, promptly, as soon as possible, a.s.a.p., expeditiously; N. Amer. momentarily, in short order; French tout de suite; informal straight off, toot sweet, pronto, double quick, p.d.q. (pretty damn quick ), in double quick time, at warp speed; Indian informal ekdam; archaic straightway, instanter, forthright. ANTONYMS sometime.
fortification
fortification noun 1 to demolish enemy fortifications, heavy guns had been developed: rampart, defensive wall, defences, bulwark, palisade, stockade, redoubt, earthwork, outwork, bastion, parapet, battlement, blockhouse, barricade, buttress, stronghold; rare fieldwork, ravelin, fortalice. 2 forced labour was used in the fortification of ports and harbours: strengthening, reinforcement, consolidation, shoring up, bracing, boosting, buttressing, toughening; informal beefing up. 3 the fortification of Madeira with brandy began in the mid-eighteenth century: strengthening, reinforcement, bolstering, stiffening, supplementing, augmenting; informal beefing up. ANTONYMS adulteration.
fortify
fortify verb 1 the knights fortified their citadel as a defence against raids: build defences round, strengthen with defensive works, secure, protect, surround; rare embattle, rampart, mound. 2 such a timber enclosure may have been fortified by a masonry wall: strengthen, reinforce, toughen, consolidate, bolster, shore up, brace, buttress, stiffen, support, hold up. ANTONYMS weaken. 3 he fortified himself with a large tot of rum: invigorate, strengthen, energize, enliven, liven up, animate, vitalize, rejuvenate, restore, revive, refresh; galvanize, dynamize, fire up, rouse, motivate, boost, perk up, stimulate, inspire, pick up, embolden, give courage to, encourage, cheer, hearten, buoy up, reassure, make confident, brace, sustain; informal pep up, buck up, give a shot in the arm to; rare activate, inspirit. ANTONYMS sedate; subdue. 4 fortified wine: add spirits /alcohol to, strengthen. ANTONYMS dilute. 5 breakfast cereals are fortified with vitamins: add vitamins /minerals to, boost, improve; informal beef up.
fortitude
fortitude noun he accepted his increasing illness with fortitude: courage, bravery, strength of mind, strength of character, moral strength, toughness of spirit, firmness of purpose, strong-mindedness, resilience, backbone, spine, mettle, spirit, nerve, pluck, pluckiness, doughtiness, fearlessness, valour, intrepidity, stout-heartedness, endurance; stoicism, steadfastness, patience, long-suffering, forbearance, tenacity, pertinacity, perseverance, resolve, resolution, resoluteness, determination; informal guts, grit, spunk. ANTONYMS faint-heartedness.
fortress
fortress noun fort, castle, citadel, blockhouse, burg, keep, tower, donjon, turret, bunker; stronghold, redoubt, fortification, bastion; fastness; in Spain alcazar; rare hold, fortalice.
fortuitous
fortuitous adjective 1 his success depended on entirely fortuitous events: chance, unexpected, unanticipated, unpredictable, unforeseen, unlooked-for, serendipitous, casual, incidental, coincidental, haphazard, random, accidental, inadvertent, unintentional, unintended, unplanned, unpremeditated. ANTONYMS predictable. 2 United were saved by a fortuitous penalty: lucky, fortunate, providential, advantageous, timely, opportune, serendipitous, expedient, heaven-sent, auspicious, propitious, felicitous, convenient, apt; informal fluky; Brit. informal jammy.
fortunate
fortunate adjective 1 he was fortunate that the punishment was so slight: lucky, favoured, blessed, blessed with good luck, in luck, born with a silver spoon in one's mouth, born under a lucky star, having a charmed life, charmed, happy; informal sitting pretty; Brit. informal jammy. ANTONYMS unfortunate. 2 in a fortunate position: favourable, advantageous, providential, auspicious, welcome, heaven-sent, beneficial, propitious, fortuitous, promising, encouraging, fruitful, opportune, happy, felicitous, profitable, gainful, rewarding, helpful, useful, valuable, timely, well timed, convenient, expedient; archaic seasonable. ANTONYMS unfavourable. 3 we have to raise money in more fortunate areas like Oxfordshire: wealthy, rich, affluent, opulent, prosperous, well off, moneyed, well-to-do, well heeled, comfortable; favoured, privileged, advantaged, socially advantaged, enviable; successful, flourishing. ANTONYMS underprivileged.
fortunately
fortunately adverb fortunately, the church was in very sound structural order: luckily, happily, providentially, opportunely, by good luck, by good fortune, as luck would have it, propitiously; mercifully, thankfully; thank goodness, thank God, thank heavens, thank the stars.
fortune
fortune noun 1 some malicious act of fortune keeps them separate | fortune smiled on them: chance, accident, coincidence, serendipity, twist of fate, destiny, fortuity, providence, freak, hazard; fate, Lady Luck, Dame Fortune; N. Amer. happenstance. 2 the company has enjoyed two drastic changes of fortune over the past twenty years: luck, fate, destiny, predestination, the stars, fortuity, serendipity, karma, kismet, lot, what is written in the stars. 3 (fortunes ) there should be an upswing in Sheffield's fortunes: circumstances, state of affairs, condition, financial /material position, financial /material situation, financial /material status; resources, means, finances, income; plight, predicament; station in life, lot, lifestyle; future, prospects. 4 he made his fortune in wholesale grocery: wealth, riches, substance, property, assets, resources, means, possessions, treasure, estate; affluence, prosperity. 5 (a fortune ) informal this place costs a fortune to run: a huge amount, a small fortune, a king's ransom, a vast sum, a large sum of money, a lot, millions, billions; informal a packet, a mint, a bundle, a pile, a wad, a pretty penny, an arm and a leg, a tidy sum, a killing; Brit. informal a bomb, loadsamoney, shedloads; N. Amer. informal big bucks, big money, gazillions; Austral. informal big bickies.
fortune teller
fortune teller noun clairvoyant, crystal-gazer, psychic, prophet, forecaster of the future, seer, oracle, soothsayer, prognosticator, prophesier, augur, diviner, sibyl; medium, spiritualist; telepathist, telepath, mind reader; palmist, palm-reader, chiromancer; astrologer; Scottish spaewife, spaeman; rare haruspex, vaticinator, oracler, chirosophist, spiritist, palmister.
Duden Dictionary
fort
fort Adverb |f o rt |mittelhochdeutsch vort, altsächsisch forth = vorwärts, weiter, fortan, verwandt mit vor 1 [von einem Ort ] weg fort mit ihm, damit! | [schnell ] fort ! | die Kinder sind schon fort (umgangssprachlich ; weggegangen ) | das Buch ist fort (umgangssprachlich ; nicht zu finden ) | wann seid ihr von zu Hause fort (umgangssprachlich ; aufgebrochen )?2 ohne Unterbrechung, weiter nur immer so fort !und so fort und Ähnliches, in derselben Art [zu ergänzen ]; und so weiter; Abkürzung: usf. in einem fort ununterbrochen, fortgesetzt, fortwährend, ständig
Fort
Fort Substantiv, Neutrum , das |foːɐ̯ |das Fort; Genitiv: des Forts, Plural: die Forts französisch fort, zu: fort = fest, stark < lateinisch fortis einzelne Befestigungsanlage zur Verteidigung strategisch wichtiger Geländepunkte, die oft Teil eines ausgedehnten Systems von Befestigungen ist
fort…
fort …Präfix |f o rt …|
fortab
fort ab Adverb |fort a b |
fortan
fort an Adverb gehoben |fort a n |[mit logischer Konsequenz ] von einem bestimmten markanten Zeitpunkt an er zog aufs Land und lebte fortan als Bauer
fortbegeben
fort be ge ben starkes Verb gehoben |f o rtbegeben |sich fortbegeben; Perfektbildung mit »hat « [gemessenen Schrittes ] weggehen; sich entfernen ich begab mich [aus der Stadt ] fort
Fortbestand
Fort be stand Substantiv, maskulin , der |F o rtbestand |ohne Plural das Fortbestehen
fortbestehen
fort be ste hen unregelmäßiges Verb |f o rtbestehen |Perfektbildung mit »hat «; süddeutsch, österreichisch, schweizerisch auch: ist [trotz veränderter Voraussetzungen ] nach wie vor bestehen die alten Verhältnisse bestanden fort
fortbewegen
fort be we gen schwaches Verb |f o rtbewegen |schwaches Verb; Perfektbildung mit »hat « a von der Stelle bewegen er versuchte, den schweren Stein fortzubewegen b sich fortbewegen sich in bestimmter Richtung vorwärtsbewegen der Kranke kann sich nur an Krücken fortbewegen
Fortbewegung
Fort be we gung Substantiv, feminin , die |F o rtbewegung |a das Fortbewegen; das Fortbewegtwerden b das Sichfortbewegen
Fortbewegungsmittel
Fort be we gungs mit tel Substantiv, Neutrum , das |F o rtbewegungsmittel |etwas, das der Fortbewegung dient Rodelschlitten, Kinderwagen und Roller sind besondere Fortbewegungsmittel
Fortbewegungsorgan
Fort be we gungs or gan Substantiv, Neutrum , das |F o rtbewegungsorgan |der Fortbewegung dienendes Organ 1
fortbilden
fort bil den schwaches Verb |f o rtbilden |schwaches Verb; Perfektbildung mit »hat « jemandes oder seine eigene Bildung weiterentwickeln, vervollkommnen Mitarbeiter in speziellen Kursen fortbilden
Fortbildner
Fort bild ner Substantiv, maskulin , der |F o rtbildner |jemand, der Fortbildungen, besonders für Lehrerinnen und Lehrer, durchführt
Fortbildnerin
Fort bild ne rin Substantiv, feminin , die |F o rtbildnerin |weibliche Form zu Fortbildner
Fortbildung
Fort bil dung Substantiv, feminin , die |F o rtbildung |a das Fortbilden; das Fortgebildetwerden; das Sichfortbilden b Fortbildungskurs sie hat schon an vielen Fortbildungen teilgenommen
Fortbildungskurs
Fort bil dungs kurs , Fort bil dungs kur sus Substantiv, maskulin , der seltener Fortbildungskursus |F o rtbildungskurs F o rtbildungskursus |der beruflichen Fortbildung dienender Kurs an einem Fortbildungskurs teilnehmen
fortblasen
fort bla sen starkes Verb |f o rtblasen |starkes Verb; Perfektbildung mit »hat « durch Blasen entfernen; wegblasen Krümel, Staub [vom Tisch ] fortblasen | ihre Skrupel waren wie fortgeblasen (waren plötzlich nicht mehr vorhanden )
fortbleiben
fort blei ben starkes Verb |f o rtbleiben |starkes Verb; Perfektbildung mit »ist « [über einen bestimmten Zeitraum ] nicht [wieder ]kommen; wegbleiben
fortbrausen
fort brau sen schwaches Verb umgangssprachlich |f o rtbrausen |schwaches Verb; Perfektbildung mit »ist « (von Kraftfahrzeugen ) mit Lärm und großer Geschwindigkeit davonfahren
fortbringen
fort brin gen unregelmäßiges Verb |f o rtbringen |unregelmäßiges Verb; Perfektbildung mit »hat « 1 aus einem bestimmten Grund, zu einem bestimmten Zweck an einen anderen Ort bringen, wegbringen einen Verunglückten [mit dem Unfallwagen ] fortbringen (ins Krankenhaus bringen ) | ein Paket fortbringen (zur Post bringen )2 von der Stelle wegbewegen und vorwärtsbringen die Frau konnte den schweren Karren kaum fortbringen
Fortdauer
Fort dau er Substantiv, feminin , die |F o rtdauer |das Fortdauern
fortdauern
fort dau ern schwaches Verb |f o rtdauern |schwaches Verb; Perfektbildung mit »hat « weiterhin dauern, nicht aufhören zu sein oder zu geschehen das schlechte Wetter dauert fort | ein fortdauernder Widerstand
fortdauernd
fort dau ernd |f o rtdauernd |anhaltend, nicht aufhörend ein fortdauernder Konflikt
fortdenken
fort den ken unregelmäßiges Verb |f o rtdenken |unregelmäßiges Verb; Perfektbildung mit »hat « wegdenken
fortdrängen
fort drän gen schwaches Verb |f o rtdrängen |schwaches Verb; Perfektbildung mit »hat « wegdrängen
fortdürfen
fort dür fen unregelmäßiges Verb umgangssprachlich |f o rtdürfen |unregelmäßiges Verb; Perfektbildung mit »hat « wegdürfen
forte
for te Adverb |f o rte |Adverb; Komparativ: più forte, Superlativ: fortissimo italienisch forte < lateinisch fortis 1 Musik laut, stark, kräftig Abkürzung: f eine Stelle forte spielen 2 Pharmazie stark [wirkend ]
Forte
For te Substantiv, Neutrum Musik , das |F o rte |das Forte; Genitiv: des Fortes, Plural: die Fortes und Forti große Lautstärke, Klangfülle das Klavier hat an dieser Stelle ein Forte
forteilen
fort ei len schwaches Verb gehoben |f o rteilen |schwaches Verb; Perfektbildung mit »ist « sich schnell, eilends entfernen
fortentwickeln
fort ent wi ckeln schwaches Verb |f o rtentwickeln |schwaches Verb; Perfektbildung mit »hat « a durch Entwicklung auf eine neue Stufe stellen; weiterentwickeln bestimmte Ansätze, ein Modell, eine Serie fortentwickeln b sich fortentwickeln durch Entwicklung eine neue Stufe erreichen; sich weiterentwickeln diese Gruppen haben sich zu Parteien fortentwickelt
Fortentwicklung
Fort ent wick lung Substantiv, feminin , die |F o rtentwicklung |a das Fortentwickeln; das Fortentwickeltwerden b das Sichfortentwickeln
fortepiano
for te pi a no Adverb Musik |fortepi a no |aus forte und piano laut und sofort danach leise Abkürzung: fp der Taktanfang ist fortepiano zu spielen
Fortepiano
For te pi a no Substantiv, Neutrum , das |Fortepi a no |das Fortepiano; Genitiv: des Fortepianos, Plural: die Fortepianos 1 Musik laute und sofort danach leise Tonstärke 2 veraltet Klavier, Pianoforte
forterben
fort er ben schwaches Verb |f o rterben |sich
Fortes
For tes |F o rtes |Plural von Fortis
fortes fortuna adjuvat
for tes for tu na ad ju vat |f o rtes fort u na a djuvat |lateinisch den Mutigen hilft das Glück lateinisches Sprichwort
fortfahren
fort fah ren starkes Verb |f o rtfahren |1 a Perfektbildung mit »ist « mit einem Fahrzeug einen Ort verlassen; abreisen, wegfahren sie ist um 10 Uhr fortgefahren | wir fahren heute [mit dem Auto ] fort (machen einen Ausflug )b Perfektbildung mit »hat « mit einem Fahrzeug wegbringen; abtransportieren, wegfahren er hat den Müll fortgefahren 2 Perfektbildung mit »hat « oder »ist « ein Tun [nach einer Unterbrechung ] fortsetzen in seiner Rede fortfahren
Fortfall
Fort fall Substantiv, maskulin , der |F o rtfall |ohne Plural das Fortfallen, Wegfall der Fortfall aller radikalen Parteien
fortfallen
fort fal len starkes Verb |f o rtfallen |starkes Verb; Perfektbildung mit »ist « wegfallen, verschwinden
fortflattern
fort flat tern schwaches Verb |f o rtflattern |schwaches Verb; Perfektbildung mit »ist « 1 sich flatternd entfernen; wegflattern der Schmetterling flatterte fort 2 in flatternder Bewegung vom Wind fortgetragen werden; wegflattern der Zettel ist fortgeflattert
fortfliegen
fort flie gen starkes Verb |f o rtfliegen |starkes Verb; Perfektbildung mit »ist « sich fliegend entfernen; davon-, wegfliegen die Schwalben sind fortgeflogen
fortführen
fort füh ren schwaches Verb |f o rtführen |schwaches Verb; Perfektbildung mit »hat « 1 fortsetzen [was von jemand anderem begonnen wurde ] der Sohn führte das Geschäft des Vaters fort 2 von einem Ort wegbringen, wegführen einen Gefangenen fortführen
Fortführung
Fort füh rung Substantiv, feminin , die |F o rtführung |Plural selten das Fortführen; das Fortgeführtwerden
Fortgang
Fort gang Substantiv, maskulin , der |F o rtgang |ohne Plural 1 das [endgültige ] Weggehen aus einer bestimmten Umgebung sein Fortgang aus der Heimat | mit seinem Fortgang , nach seinem Fortgang veränderte sich vieles 2 weitere Entwicklung von etwas, weiterer Verlauf, das Voranschreiten der Fortgang der Verhandlungen
fortgeben
fort ge ben starkes Verb |f o rtgeben |starkes Verb; Perfektbildung mit »hat « einem anderen übergeben; weggeben etwas zur Reparatur fortgeben
fortgehen
fort ge hen unregelmäßiges Verb |f o rtgehen |unregelmäßiges Verb; Perfektbildung mit »ist « 1 sich von einem Ort, von jemandem entfernen; weggehen schnell, heimlich fortgehen 2 ohne Unterbrechung weiterhin geschehen, verlaufen; andauern es hätte noch eine Zeit lang so fortgehen können
fortgelten
fort gel ten starkes Verb starkes Verb; Perfektbildung mit »hat «
fortgeschritten
fort ge schrit ten Adjektiv |f o rtgeschritten |a in einer sozialen, technischen, wissenschaftlichen o. ä. Entwicklung auf einem höheren Niveau stehend ein industriell fortgeschrittener Staat b ein späteres Entwicklungsstadium, einen späteren Zeitpunkt erreicht habend eine [weit ] fortgeschrittene Herzschwäche | ein Mann im fortgeschrittenen Alter (ein älterer Mann ) | zu fortgeschrittener Tageszeit (zu später Stunde )
fortgeschritten
fort ge schrit ten |f o rtgeschritten | fortschreiten
Fortgeschrittene
Fort ge schrit te ne substantiviertes Adjektiv, feminin |F o rtgeschrittene |die /eine Fortgeschrittene; der /einer Fortgeschrittenen, die Fortgeschrittenen /zwei Fortgeschrittene weibliche Person, die mit den Grundlagen eines Gebietes völlig vertraut ist, auf einem Gebiet Fortschritte gemacht hat
Fortgeschrittener
Fort ge schrit te ner substantiviertes Adjektiv, maskulin |F o rtgeschrittener |der Fortgeschrittene /ein Fortgeschrittener; des /eines Fortgeschrittenen, die Fortgeschrittenen /zwei Fortgeschrittene Person, die mit den Grundlagen eines Gebietes völlig vertraut ist, auf einem Gebiet Fortschritte gemacht hat Spanisch für Fortgeschrittene
fortgesetzt
fort ge setzt Adjektiv |f o rtgesetzt |in als ärgerlich o. ä. empfundener Weise andauernd, ständig, immer wieder eine fortgesetzte Steuerhinterziehung | fortgesetzt den Unterricht stören
fortgießen
fort gie ßen starkes Verb |f o rtgießen |starkes Verb; Perfektbildung mit »hat « weggießen
forthaben
fort ha ben unregelmäßiges Verb umgangssprachlich |f o rthaben |unregelmäßiges Verb; Perfektbildung mit »hat « weghaben 1 ich will den alten Schrank endlich forthaben
fortholen
fort ho len schwaches Verb |f o rtholen |schwaches Verb; Perfektbildung mit »hat « wegholen
Forti
For ti |F o rti |Plural von Forte
Fortifikation
For ti fi ka ti on Substantiv, feminin , die |Fortifikati o n |französisch fortification < spätlateinisch fortificatio = das Starkmachen, zu lateinisch fortis = stark a Festungswerk, Befestigungswerk eine neolithische Fortifikation b ohne Plural Kunst, Befestigungsanlagen zu bauen Vauban war ein Meister der Fortifikation
fortifikatorisch
for ti fi ka to risch Adjektiv |fortifikat o risch |lateinisch-neulateinisch die Fortifikation betreffend
fortifizieren
for ti fi zie ren schwaches Verb |fortifiz ie ren |befestigen
Fortis
For tis Substantiv, feminin Sprachwissenschaft , die |F o rtis |die Fortis; Genitiv: der Fortis, Plural: die Fortes |[…teːs ]|zu lateinisch fortis = stark mit großer Intensität gesprochener und mit gespannten Artikulationsorganen gebildeter Konsonant z. B. p, t, k, ß
Fortissimi
For tis si mi |Fort i ssimi |Plural von Fortissimo
fortissimo
for tis si mo Adverb Musik |fort i ssimo |sehr laut, sehr stark und kräftig Abkürzung: ff
Fortissimo
For tis si mo Substantiv, Neutrum Musik , das |Fort i ssimo |das Fortissimo; Genitiv: des Fortissimos, Plural: die Fortissimos und Fortissimi sehr große Lautstärke, Klangfülle das Orchester spielte im höchsten Fortissimo
fortjagen
fort ja gen schwaches Verb |f o rtjagen |1 a Perfektbildung mit »hat « jemanden, ein Tier unsanft dazu bringen, einen bestimmten Ort sofort zu verlassen; wegjagen die Kinder von der Baustelle fortjagen | die Spatzen vom Kirschbaum fortjagen b Perfektbildung mit »hat « aus Verärgerung sofort aus der Wohnung werfen, aus dem Dienst entlassen, wegjagen der Chef hat seinen Fahrer fortgejagt 2 Perfektbildung mit »ist « sich aus einem bestimmten Grund im Galopp oder in rasender Fahrt von einem Ort entfernen auf einem Pferd, Motorrad fortjagen
fortkommen
fort kom men starkes Verb |f o rtkommen |starkes Verb; Perfektbildung mit »ist « 1 a [es schaffen ] sich von einem Ort [zu ] entfernen; wegkommen machen Sie, dass Sie fortkommen! b weggebracht, abtransportiert werden, wegkommen es wird Zeit, dass die alten Möbel einmal fortkommen c abhandenkommen, verloren gehen, wegkommen es ist schon wieder [jemandem ] Geld fortgekommen 2 vorwärtskommen, seinen Weg fortsetzen können im tiefen Schnee nicht mehr fortkommen 3 im Beruf o. Ä. sich durch seine Leistung weiterentwickeln, Erfolg haben, vorankommen er kommt im Leben, mit seiner Arbeit nicht recht fort
Fortkommen
Fort kom men Substantiv, Neutrum , das |F o rtkommen |das Fortkommen; Genitiv: des Fortkommens 1 das Vorwärtskommen auf einem Weg, Fortsetzung des Weges Nebel, das Dickicht erschwerte das Fortkommen 2 a das Vorwärtskommen in einer Laufbahn jemandes Fortkommen hinderlich sein | etwas ist für jemandes Fortkommen wichtig b zum Leben Notwendiges; Lebensunterhalt er hat hier sein Fortkommen
fortkönnen
fort kön nen unregelmäßiges Verb umgangssprachlich |f o rtkönnen |unregelmäßiges Verb; Perfektbildung mit »hat « wegkönnen 1 1, 2
fortkriechen
fort krie chen starkes Verb |f o rtkriechen |starkes Verb; Perfektbildung mit »ist « sich kriechend von einer Stelle wegbewegen
fortkriegen
fort krie gen schwaches Verb umgangssprachlich |f o rtkriegen |schwaches Verb; Perfektbildung mit »hat « fortbringen 2
fortlassen
fort las sen starkes Verb |f o rtlassen |starkes Verb; Perfektbildung mit »hat « 1 weggehen lassen seine Mutter wollte ihn nicht mehr fortlassen 2 bei etwas nicht verwenden, anwenden, erwähnen; aus-, weglassen in einem Brief etwas absichtlich, aus Versehen fortlassen
Fortlassung
Fort las sung Substantiv, feminin , die |F o rtlassung |das Fortlassen 2
fortlaufen
fort lau fen starkes Verb |f o rtlaufen |starkes Verb; Perfektbildung mit »ist « 1 sich laufend, schnell von einem Ort entfernen, weglaufen von zu Hause fortlaufen | ihre Katze ist ihnen fortgelaufen (entlaufen ) | figurativ ihm ist die Frau fortgelaufen (sie hat ihn verlassen )2 sich in räumlicher oder zeitlicher Erstreckung fortsetzen der Feldweg lief noch ein Stück fort
fortlaufend
fort lau fend Adjektiv |f o rtlaufend |1 kontinuierlich, durchgehend eine fortlaufende Nummerierung, Erzählung 2 ständig wiederholt fortlaufende Störungen des Unterrichts
fortleben
fort le ben schwaches Verb |f o rtleben |schwaches Verb; Perfektbildung mit »hat « 1 über den Tod hinaus in jemandem, in jemandes Gedächtnis gegenwärtig sein, weiterleben in seinen Kindern, in seinem Werk fortleben 2 veraltet seine Existenz fortsetzen mögen sie glücklich fortleben !
fortlegen
fort le gen schwaches Verb |f o rtlegen |schwaches Verb; Perfektbildung mit »hat « [von sich weg, aus den Händen ] an einen anderen Ort legen; weglegen die Zeitung, das Messer fortlegen
fortloben
fort lo ben schwaches Verb |f o rtloben |schwaches Verb; Perfektbildung mit »hat « wegloben jemanden in eine andere Abteilung fortloben
fortlocken
fort lo cken schwaches Verb |f o rtlocken |schwaches Verb; Perfektbildung mit »hat « von einem Ort an einen anderen locken, weglocken
fortmachen
fort ma chen schwaches Verb |f o rtmachen |1 a sich fortmachen; Perfektbildung mit »hat « umgangssprachlich sich [schnell, unauffällig ] aus einem bestimmten Grund entfernen er machte sich fort und ließ seine Familie im Elend zurück | mach dich fort! (geh sofort weg von hier! )b Perfektbildung mit »ist « landschaftlich von einem Ort an einen anderen ziehen wegen seiner neuen Arbeitsstelle ist er nach Stuttgart fortgemacht 2 Perfektbildung mit »hat « umgangssprachlich in einem bestimmten Tun fortfahren, weitermachen er macht immer so fort
fortmarschieren
fort mar schie ren schwaches Verb |f o rtmarschieren |schwaches Verb; Perfektbildung mit »ist « sich marschierend von einem Ort entfernen, fortbewegen
fortmüssen
fort müs sen unregelmäßiges Verb umgangssprachlich |f o rtmüssen |unregelmäßiges Verb; Perfektbildung mit »hat « wegmüssen
fortnehmen
fort neh men starkes Verb |f o rtnehmen |starkes Verb; Perfektbildung mit »hat « 1 von einem Ort entfernen, wegnehmen welke Blumen fortnehmen 2 jemand anderem nicht länger lassen, wegnehmen [und in seinen Besitz bringen ] einem Kind ein Spielzeug, einer Katze alle Jungen fortnehmen
fortpacken
fort pa cken schwaches Verb salopp |f o rtpacken |sich fortpacken; Perfektbildung mit »hat « sich aus einem bestimmten Grund schleunigst entfernen meist in Aufforderungen o. Ä. pack dich fort!
fortpflanzen
fort pflan zen schwaches Verb |f o rtpflanzen |schwaches Verb; Perfektbildung mit »hat « 1 a sich fortpflanzen sich vermehren, Nachkommen hervorbringen sich durch Zeugung fortpflanzen b durch Zeugung von Nachkommen weiterhin bestehen lassen sein Geschlecht fortpflanzen 2 a sich fortpflanzen sich (besonders akustisch ) verbreiten das Echo, das Licht, die Heiterkeit pflanzt sich fort b selten verbreiten, weiterleiten jemandes Namen, eine Lehre fortpflanzen
Fortpflanzung
Fort pflan zung Substantiv, feminin , die |F o rtpflanzung |1 das [Sich ]fortpflanzen 1 eine [un ]geschlechtliche Fortpflanzung 2 das [Sich ]fortpflanzen 2 die Fortpflanzung des Lichtes
fortpflanzungsfähig
fort pflan zungs fä hig Adjektiv |f o rtpflanzungsfähig |fähig, sich fortzupflanzen 1a
Fortpflanzungsfähigkeit
Fort pflan zungs fä hig keit Substantiv, feminin , die |F o rtpflanzungsfähigkeit |ohne Plural das Fortpflanzungsfähigsein
Fortpflanzungsgeschwindigkeit
Fort pflan zungs ge schwin dig keit Substantiv, feminin , die |F o rtpflanzungsgeschwindigkeit |Geschwindigkeit der Fortpflanzung 2 die Fortpflanzungsgeschwindigkeit des Lichtes
Fortpflanzungsmedizin
Fort pflan zungs me di zin Substantiv, feminin , die |F o rtpflanzungsmedizin |ohne Plural Teilgebiet der Medizin, das sich mit der Erforschung der biologischen Grundlagen der menschlichen Fortpflanzung sowie mit der Entwicklung medizinisch-technischer Verfahren zur Sicherung und Verbesserung der menschlichen Fortpflanzungsfähigkeit beschäftigt
Fortpflanzungsorgan
Fort pflan zungs or gan Substantiv, Neutrum , das |F o rtpflanzungsorgan |Geschlechtsorgan
Fortpflanzungstrieb
Fort pflan zungs trieb Substantiv, maskulin , der |F o rtpflanzungstrieb |Geschlechtstrieb
fortpflanzungsunfähig
fort pflan zungs un fä hig Adjektiv |f o rtpflanzungsunfähig |nicht fähig, sich fortzupflanzen 1a
Fortran
For tran , FORTRAN Substantiv, Neutrum EDV , das FORTRAN |F o rtran F O RTRAN |das Fortran; Genitiv: des Fortrans das FORTRAN; Genitiv: des FORTRANs Kurzwort für englisch for mula tran slator besonders auf wissenschaftliche und technische Aufgaben ausgerichtete Programmiersprache
forträumen
fort räu men schwaches Verb |f o rträumen |schwaches Verb; Perfektbildung mit »hat « wegräumen
fortreisen
fort rei sen schwaches Verb |f o rtreisen |schwaches Verb; Perfektbildung mit »ist « einen Ort verlassen und an einen anderen reisen
fortreißen
fort rei ßen starkes Verb |f o rtreißen |starkes Verb; Perfektbildung mit »hat « mit einer heftigen Bewegung erfassen und von einem Ort gewaltsam wegbringen, mit sich nehmen, wegreißen die Menge, der Strom riss mich [mit sich ] fort | figurativ sich von seinen Gefühlen fortreißen (überwältigen ) lassen
fortreiten
fort rei ten starkes Verb |f o rtreiten |starkes Verb; Perfektbildung mit »ist « sich reitend von einem Ort entfernen; wegreiten
fortrennen
fort ren nen unregelmäßiges Verb umgangssprachlich |f o rtrennen |unregelmäßiges Verb; Perfektbildung mit »ist « schnell weglaufen, wegrennen
fortrollen
fort rol len schwaches Verb |f o rtrollen |1 Perfektbildung mit »hat « rollend von einer Stelle wegbewegen Fässer fortrollen 2 Perfektbildung mit »ist « sich rollend entfernen, wegrollen der Ball ist fortgerollt
fortrücken
fort rü cken schwaches Verb |f o rtrücken |1 Perfektbildung mit »hat « von einer Stelle an eine andere rücken, wegrücken den Schrank fortrücken 2 Perfektbildung mit »ist « sich durch eine rückende Bewegung entfernen, wegrücken er rückte ein wenig vom Fenster fort
fortrühren
fort rüh ren schwaches Verb |f o rtrühren |sich fortrühren; Perfektbildung mit »hat « sich von einer Stelle wegbewegen meist verneint dass du dich nicht fortrührst!
Fortsatz
Fort satz Substantiv, maskulin , der |F o rtsatz |von einem Organismus ausgebildete Verlängerung Fortsätze von Nervenzellen
fortschaffen
fort schaf fen schwaches Verb |f o rtschaffen |schwaches Verb; Perfektbildung mit »hat « [unter Anstrengungen ] von einem Ort zu einem bestimmten Zweck wegbringen, wegschaffen alte Möbel fortschaffen
fortscheren
fort sche ren schwaches Verb umgangssprachlich |f o rtscheren |sich fortscheren; Perfektbildung mit »hat « sich schleunigst entfernen, wegscheren meist in Aufforderungen o. Ä. schert euch fort!
fortscheuchen
fort scheu chen schwaches Verb |f o rtscheuchen |schwaches Verb; Perfektbildung mit »hat « durch drohende Zurufe, Gebärden o. Ä. fortjagen, wegscheuchen [jemandem die ] Fliegen fortscheuchen | figurativ trübe Gedanken fortscheuchen
fortschicken
fort schi cken schwaches Verb |f o rtschicken |schwaches Verb; Perfektbildung mit »hat « a zum Weggehen auffordern und nicht länger bei sich lassen; wegschicken einen Hausierer, lästige Besucher fortschicken b (Briefe, Pakete usw. ) befördern lassen, an einen anderen Ort senden; wegschicken
fortschieben
fort schie ben starkes Verb |f o rtschieben |starkes Verb; Perfektbildung mit »hat « wegschieben
fortschleichen
fort schlei chen starkes Verb |f o rtschleichen |starkes Verb; Perfektbildung mit »hat « oder »ist « davonschleichen a a, b
fortschleppen
fort schlep pen schwaches Verb umgangssprachlich |f o rtschleppen |schwaches Verb; Perfektbildung mit »hat « 1 unter Anstrengung [gewaltsam ] wegtragen, wegschleppen seine Beute fortschleppen 2 sich fortschleppen sich nur unter größter Anstrengung langsam fortbewegen der Verletzte schleppte sich nur mühsam [an Krücken ] fort | figurativ das Gespräch schleppte sich fort (verlief nur stockend )
fortschleudern
fort schleu dern schwaches Verb |f o rtschleudern |schwaches Verb; Perfektbildung mit »hat « von einer Stelle an eine andere schleudern; wegschleudern den Ball, [vor Wut ] die Schulmappe fortschleudern
fortschmeißen
fort schmei ßen starkes Verb umgangssprachlich |f o rtschmeißen |starkes Verb; Perfektbildung mit »hat « wegschmeißen
fortschreiben
fort schrei ben starkes Verb |f o rtschreiben |starkes Verb; Perfektbildung mit »hat « 1 eine Statistik entsprechend den neuen Zu- und Abgängen fortlaufend ergänzen den Bevölkerungsstand fortschreiben 2 einen Grundstückseinheitswert neu feststellen, wenn eine Abweichung im Wert der wirtschaftlichen Einheit seit dem letzten Bescheid feststellbar ist einen Einheitswert fortschreiben 3 als Projekt o. Ä. weiterführen und in Anpassung an veränderte Gegebenheiten aktualisieren einen Plan, ein Modell, eine begonnene Diskussion fortschreiben
Fortschreibung
Fort schrei bung Substantiv, feminin , die |F o rtschreibung |das Fortschreiben; das Fortgeschriebenwerden
fortschreiten
fort schrei ten starkes Verb |f o rtschreiten |starkes Verb; Perfektbildung mit »ist « sich weiterentwickeln die Krankheit schreitet fort | die Arbeit schreitet gut, langsam, schnell fort | die Wissenschaft ist heute schon weit fortgeschritten | das Jahr, die Zeit ist schon weit fortgeschritten (vorgerückt )
fortschreitend
fort schrei tend Adjektiv |f o rtschreitend |sich allmählich steigernd, progressiv die fortschreitende Technisierung des Lebens | aufgrund der fortschreitenden globalen Erwärmung
Fortschritt
Fort schritt Substantiv, maskulin , der |F o rtschritt |nach französisch progrès < lateinisch progressus = das Fortschreiten, Progress positiv bewertete Weiterentwicklung, Erreichung einer höheren Stufe der Entwicklung rasche, erstaunliche, greifbare Fortschritte | Fortschritte der Medizin, auf dem Gebiet der Technik | etwas ist schon ein Fortschritt (stellt schon eine Verbesserung dar ) | Fortschritte erzielen | [große ] Fortschritte machen (gut vorankommen )
Fortschrittler
Fort schritt ler Substantiv, maskulin , der |F o rtschrittler |
Fortschrittlerin
Fort schritt le rin Substantiv, feminin , die |F o rtschrittlerin |
fortschrittlich
fort schritt lich Adjektiv |f o rtschrittlich |a sich für den Fortschritt einsetzend fortschrittliche Lehrkräfte | fortschrittlich eingestellt sein b den Fortschritt repräsentierend, bekundend eine fortschrittliche Idee, Lösung
Fortschrittlichkeit
Fort schritt lich keit Substantiv, feminin , die |F o rtschrittlichkeit |das Fortschrittlichsein; fortschrittliche Haltung, Beschaffenheit
fortschrittsfeindlich
fort schritts feind lich Adjektiv |f o rtschrittsfeindlich |dem Fortschritt gegenüber nicht aufgeschlossen eine fortschrittsfeindliche Einstellung
Fortschrittsglaube
Fort schritts glau be Substantiv, maskulin , der |F o rtschrittsglaube |[allzu ] großes Vertrauen in den ständigen Fortschritt
fortschrittsgläubig
fort schritts gläu big Adjektiv |f o rtschrittsgläubig |[in naiver Weise ] von einem ständigen Fortschritt überzeugt das fortschrittsgläubige 19. Jahrhundert
fortschwemmen
fort schwem men schwaches Verb |f o rtschwemmen |schwaches Verb; Perfektbildung mit »hat « von einem Ort an einen anderen schwemmen; wegschwemmen der Regen schwemmte die Erde fort
fortschwimmen
fort schwim men starkes Verb |f o rtschwimmen |starkes Verb; Perfektbildung mit »ist « a sich schwimmend entfernen; wegschwimmen b von der Strömung fortgetragen werden das Brett schwimmt [auf dem Wasser ] fort
fortsegeln
fort se geln schwaches Verb |f o rtsegeln |schwaches Verb; Perfektbildung mit »ist « a sich mithilfe eines Segelbootes o. Ä. durch Nutzung des Winddrucks von einem Ort wegbewegen b ironisch in angemessener Eile, würdevoll und die Aufmerksamkeit auf sich ziehend einen Ort verlassen
fortsehen
fort se hen starkes Verb |f o rtsehen |starkes Verb; Perfektbildung mit »hat « wegsehen
fortsehnen
fort seh nen schwaches Verb |f o rtsehnen |sich fortsehnen; Perfektbildung mit »hat « sich sehnlichst an einen anderen Ort wünschen
fortsetzen
fort set zen schwaches Verb |f o rtsetzen |schwaches Verb; Perfektbildung mit »hat « a etwas Begonnenes wieder aufnehmen und weiterführen eine Reise, Arbeit fortsetzen | den Weg zu Fuß fortsetzen b sich fortsetzen sich räumlich oder zeitlich weiter ausdehnen der Wald setzt sich bis zur Grenze fort
Fortsetzung
Fort set zung Substantiv, feminin , die |F o rtsetzung |die Fortsetzung; Genitiv: der Fortsetzung, Plural: die Fortsetzungen 1 das Fortsetzen die Fortsetzung der Verhandlungen 2 fortsetzender Teil eines in einzelnen Teilen hintereinander veröffentlichten Werkes die südliche Fortsetzung der Alpen | Fortsetzung folgt | etwas ist eine Fortsetzung zu etwas
Fortsetzungsroman
Fort set zungs ro man Substantiv, maskulin , der |F o rtsetzungsroman |in Fortsetzungen 2 erscheinender Roman
fortsollen
fort sol len unregelmäßiges Verb umgangssprachlich |f o rtsollen |unregelmäßiges Verb; Perfektbildung mit »hat « weggehen, -fahren müssen
fortspinnen
fort spin nen starkes Verb |f o rtspinnen |starkes Verb; Perfektbildung mit »hat « etwas Gedankliches weiter ausführen ein Thema fortspinnen
fortspülen
fort spü len schwaches Verb |f o rtspülen |schwaches Verb; Perfektbildung mit »hat « a im Darüberfließen mit fortnehmen; wegspülen der Regen hat die Spuren fortgespült b mit Wasser oder einer Flüssigkeit wegbringen, beseitigen, wegspülen
fortstehlen
fort steh len starkes Verb |f o rtstehlen |sich fortstehlen; Perfektbildung mit »hat « sich heimlich von einem Ort wegbegeben; sich wegstehlen er stahl sich leise [aus dem Zimmer ] fort
fortstoßen
fort sto ßen starkes Verb |f o rtstoßen |starkes Verb; Perfektbildung mit »hat « wegstoßen
fortstreben
fort stre ben schwaches Verb |f o rtstreben |
fortstürmen
fort stür men schwaches Verb |f o rtstürmen |schwaches Verb; Perfektbildung mit »ist « sich schnell in stürmischer Bewegung von einem Ort entfernen
fortstürzen
fort stür zen schwaches Verb umgangssprachlich |f o rtstürzen |schwaches Verb; Perfektbildung mit »ist « sich kopflos und schnell von einem bestimmten Ort entfernen auf die Nachricht hin stürzte sie fort
forttragen
fort tra gen starkes Verb |f o rttragen |starkes Verb; Perfektbildung mit »hat « von einem Ort zu einem andern tragen; wegbringen, wegtragen die Gartengeräte forttragen | figurativ sie ließen sich von ihren Träumen forttragen
forttreiben
fort trei ben starkes Verb |f o rttreiben |1 Perfektbildung mit »hat « nicht länger an einem Ort dulden, von dort vertreiben, wegtreiben jemanden aus dem Haus forttreiben 2 a Perfektbildung mit »hat « vorwärtstreiben die Strömung trieb sie, das Boot fort b Perfektbildung mit »ist « an einen anderen Ort treiben, von der Strömung fortgetragen werden, wegtreiben der Ball trieb auf den Wellen fort 3 Perfektbildung mit »hat « weiterhin treiben, tun lange kann sie es nicht mehr so forttreiben
Fortuna
For tu na Eigenname römische Mythologie |Fort u na |lateinisch Fortuna, personifiziert aus: fortuna = Schicksal, Zufall; Glück, Unglück, zu: fors = blinder Zufall, Schicksal, zu: ferre = bringen, tragen Göttin des Glücks, des Schicksals
Fortuna
For tu na Substantiv, feminin gehoben , die |Fort u na |die Fortuna; Genitiv: der Fortuna Fortuna Glück 2 Fortuna war, erwies sich ihr hold (gehoben ; sie hatte Glück ) | Fortuna lächelt, lacht jemandem (gehoben ; jemand hat Glück )
Fortunat
For tu nat Eigenname Fortunatus |Fortun a t |männlicher Vorname
Fortunatus
For tu na tus Eigenname Fortunat |Fortun a tus |männlicher Vorname
Fortune
For tune , For tü ne Substantiv, feminin bildungssprachlich , die auch Fortüne |Fort ü ne fɔrˈtyːn |die Fortune; Genitiv: der Fortune französisch fortune < lateinisch fortuna Erfolg, Glück, das jemand bei oder mit etwas hat meist verneint er hatte einfach keine Fortune
fortwähren
fort wäh ren schwaches Verb gehoben |f o rtwähren |schwaches Verb; Perfektbildung mit »hat « andauern, weiterbestehen die Bedrohung durch den Klimawandel währt fort
fortwährend
fort wäh rend Adjektiv |f o rtwährend |[in als ärgerlich empfundener Weise ] anhaltend, ständig das fortwährende Reden störte sie | er hatte fortwährend etwas auszusetzen
fortwälzen
fort wäl zen schwaches Verb |f o rtwälzen |schwaches Verb; Perfektbildung mit »hat « von einer Stelle an eine andere wälzen; wegwälzen einen Stein fortwälzen
fortwehen
fort we hen schwaches Verb |f o rtwehen |1 Perfektbildung mit »hat « wehend 1a entfernen; von einem Ort fortblasen der Wind hat die Blätter fortgeweht 2 Perfektbildung mit »ist « vom Wind weggetragen werden; an eine andere Stelle wehen 1c die Blätter sind weggeweht
fortwerfen
fort wer fen starkes Verb |f o rtwerfen |starkes Verb; Perfektbildung mit »hat « wegwerfen
fortwirken
fort wir ken schwaches Verb gehoben |f o rtwirken |schwaches Verb; Perfektbildung mit »hat « nicht an Wirkung verlieren, in einer späteren Zeit noch Wirkung ausüben dieser Roman wirkt noch bis heute fort
fortwollen
fort wol len unregelmäßiges Verb |f o rtwollen |unregelmäßiges Verb; Perfektbildung mit »hat « nicht länger an einem Ort bleiben, sondern von dort weggehen wollen; wegwollen er sah ihr an, dass sie fortwollte
fortwünschen
fort wün schen schwaches Verb |f o rtwünschen |schwaches Verb; Perfektbildung mit »hat « a sich fortwünschen wünschen von einem unangenehmen Ort fort zu sein ich wünschte mich von dort fort b wegwünschen b sie haben ihn oft fortgewünscht
fortzahlen
fort zah len schwaches Verb |f o rtzahlen |schwaches Verb; Perfektbildung mit »hat « weiterhin zahlen
Fortzahlung
Fort zah lung Substantiv, feminin , die |F o rtzahlung |weiterlaufende Zahlung
fortzaubern
fort zau bern schwaches Verb |f o rtzaubern |schwaches Verb; Perfektbildung mit »hat « durch Zauber entfernen; wegzaubern
fortzerren
fort zer ren schwaches Verb |f o rtzerren |schwaches Verb; Perfektbildung mit »hat « wegzerren
fortziehen
fort zie hen unregelmäßiges Verb |f o rtziehen |1 Perfektbildung mit »hat « von einer Stelle wegziehen, ziehend entfernen jemanden vom Schaufenster fortziehen | seine Hand fortziehen | figurativ es gibt nichts, was mich fortzieht 2 Perfektbildung mit »ist « an einen anderen Ort [um ]ziehen, wegziehen ich will von hier fortziehen
French Dictionary
fort
fort forte adj. , adv. et n. m. adjectif 1 Qui a de la force, puissant, robuste. : Ce garçon est très fort: il peut soulever une voiture. SYNONYME costaud ; vigoureux . ANTONYME faible . 2 Habile, doué. : Delphine est forte en français. SYNONYME bon ; calé ; capable . ANTONYME nul . 3 Courageux, énergique. : Cette famille est demeurée forte malgré une grande épreuve. 4 Grand, intense. : Un vent fort souffle. Une explosion très forte a secoué le quartier. Une forte somme. SYNONYME considérable . 5 Solide, résistant. : La tente est fabriquée avec une toile très forte. adverbe 1 Très. : Elles étaient fort contentes. 2 Avec force. : Parlez plus fort, je ne vous entends pas bien. Note Technique Comme adverbe, ce mot est toujours invariable. nom masculin Ouvrage de fortification autrefois destiné à protéger un lieu stratégique (Recomm. off. ). : Le fort Sainte-Hélène. « Elle dit encore le fort, en parlant du village, comme les vieux colons d ’autrefois dont le refuge était une misérable palissade enfermant les maisons et sur les pieux de laquelle venaient à l ’improviste se planter les flèches iroquoises » (Ringuet , Trente Arpents ). SYNONYME fortification . LOCUTIONS À plus forte raison. Pour des raisons d ’autant plus valables. SYNONYME a fortiori . Au plus fort de. Au milieu de, au sommet de. : Au plus fort de la tempête, il n ’y avait plus d ’électricité. Avoir affaire à forte partie. Affronter un adversaire très puissant. Fort de Muni de, armé de. : Fort de sa solide formation, il s ’est présenté à l ’examen. Se faire fort de. S ’engager à accomplir quelque chose. : Elle se fait fort de réussir là où les autres ont échoué. Note Technique Le mot fort est invariable dans cette expression. Temps fort. Moment capital. : Ces sonates ont constitué le temps fort du récital.
fortement
fortement adv. adverbe 1 Avec force. : Le vent soufflait fortement. 2 Beaucoup. : Nous espérons fortement que notre amie malade se rétablira vite.
forteresse
forteresse n. f. nom féminin Lieu fortifié. : On dit que cette forteresse est imprenable. SYNONYME fortification .
fortifiant
fortifiant , iante adj. et n. m. adjectif Qui augmente les forces. : Des vitamines fortifiantes. nom masculin Médicament qui augmente les forces physiques. : Prendre un fortifiant. SYNONYME tonique .
fortification
fortification n. f. nom féminin Ouvrage de défense militaire. : Des fortifications entouraient Québec.
fortifier
fortifier v. tr. verbe transitif 1 Rendre plus fort. : Ces exercices les fortifieront. SYNONYME développer . 2 Protéger (une ville, un lieu, etc. ) par des fortifications. étudier Conjugaison Redoublement du i à la première et à la deuxième personne du pluriel de l ’indicatif imparfait et du subjonctif présent. (Que ) nous fortifiions, (que ) vous fortifiiez.
fortin
fortin n. m. nom masculin Petit fort. : Ces Beaucerons ont érigé un fortin en glace.
fortran
fortran n. m. nom masculin informatique Langage de programmation utilisé pour la résolution de problèmes scientifiques ou techniques. Note Technique Ce nom est un acronyme de l ’anglais « Formula Translator » et peut s ’écrire en minuscules ou en majuscules.
fortuit
fortuit , ite adj. adjectif Accidentel. : Un cas fortuit. Des évènements fortuits. Prononciation Le t ne se prononce pas à la forme masculine, [fɔrtɥi, ɥit ]
fortuitement
fortuitement adv. adverbe De façon fortuite. : Il l ’a rencontrée fortuitement. SYNONYME par hasard .
fortune
fortune n. f. nom féminin 1 littéraire Hasard. : La fortune sourit aux audacieux. (Proverbe ) SYNONYME sort . 2 Situation financière d ’une personne. : Pour toute fortune, ils n ’ont que 300 $ et deux vélos. 3 Richesse. : Sa fortune s ’élève à trois millions de dollars. LOCUTIONS À la fortune du pot. À la bonne franquette, très simplement. De fortune. Rudimentaire. : Une installation de fortune. SYNONYME provisoire . Faire contre mauvaise fortune bon cœur. Se résigner, accepter son sort. Faire fortune. S ’enrichir. : Ils ont fait fortune rapidement. Revers de fortune. Perte d ’argent. Tenter fortune. Commencer une vie, une carrière.
fortuné
fortuné , ée adj. adjectif 1 littéraire Favorisé par la fortune. 2 Riche. : Cette famille est fortunée. SYNONYME aisé .
Spanish Dictionary
fortachón, -chona
fortachón, -chona adjetivo /nombre masculino y femenino coloquial [persona ] Que es corpulento y tiene mucha fuerza .
fortalecer
fortalecer verbo transitivo 1 Hacer fuerte o más fuerte a alguien o algo :señaló que su lucha apunta a derribar los mitos que fortalecen al ídolo del lucro; estos simples ejercicios fortalecen la voluntad del estudiante; mediante este ejercicio fortalecemos considerablemente toda la zona de la espalda ;se fortaleció la oposición al cambio .2 fortalecerse Adquirir [una persona ] fuerza física o moral :tras la enfermedad se ha ido fortaleciendo día a día . Conjugación [43 ] como agradecer .
fortalecimiento
fortalecimiento nombre masculino Acción de fortalecer o fortalecerse :el médico puso énfasis en el fortalecimiento del ánimo del enfermo .
fortaleza
fortaleza nombre femenino 1 Capacidad de una cosa para sostener, soportar o resistir algo :la fortaleza de la moneda viene determinada por la gran afluencia de capitales extranjeros .2 Capacidad moral de una persona para resistir o sobrellevar sufrimientos o penalidades :mostrar fortaleza ante la muerte .3 Virtud cardinal que confiere valor para soportar la adversidad y resistir los peligros :san Pablo acentúa la significación de la fe como engendradora de lealtad y de confianza, de valor, de sacrificio y de fortaleza .4 Capacidad física para resistir trabajos, esfuerzos o enfermedades :tras una larga enfermedad en cama perdió fortaleza .5 Facilidad de defensa que ofrece un lugar por su misma situación :en el siglo viii, Pamplona era ya fortaleza de los navarros y, en general, el territorio del Pirineo empezaba a escaparse del control de los musulmanes .6 Recinto fortificado para resistir ataques enemigos en una guerra :los eclesiásticos también levantaron fortalezas para dar cobijo a los lugareños en los momentos de ataques; (fig ) las Galápagos son una de las últimas fortalezas ecológicas que se conservan .7 fortalezas nombre femenino plural Defecto en la hoja de un arma blanca que consiste en unas grietecillas menudas .
forte
forte adverbio mús Se emplea como acotación interpretativa para indicar que un fragmento o una pieza deben ejecutarse con fuerza o intensidad :la abreviatura de forte es ‘f ’.mezzo forte mús Se emplea como acotación interpretativa para indicar que un fragmento o una pieza deben ejecutarse de manera moderadamente fuerte :la abreviatura de mezzo forte es ‘mf ’.Se pronuncia aproximadamente ‘metso forte ’.
fortificación
fortificación nombre femenino 1 Acción de fortificar, especialmente un lugar :la fortificación de Itálica por los romanos duró decenas de años .2 Obra de construcción o conjunto de obras destinadas a fortificar un lugar :la ciudad mexicana de Veracruz tuvo, en ciertos momentos de su historia, un sistema de fortificaciones bastante complejo .
fortificador, -ra
fortificador, -ra adjetivo Que fortifica :un mensaje fortificador de la unidad nacional .
fortificar
fortificar verbo transitivo 1 Hacer fuerte un lugar con obras de defensa :durante esta época de paz relativa, la ciudad ha aprovechado para fortificarse bien; los reyes de Francia y de Inglaterra luchaban en los confines del Garona y del Macizo Central y cada uno por su lado levantaba bastidas para fortificar y mejorar sus fronteras .2 Dar [cierta cosa ] vigor y fuerza a una persona :las vitaminas lo han fortificado ;el espíritu se fortifica .3 fortificarse verbo pronominal Adquirir [una persona o animal ] vigor y fuerza :yendo al gimnasio me he fortificado mucho . Conjugación [1 ] como sacar .
fortín
fortín nombre masculino Pequeño fuerte o construcción militar para resistir ataques enemigos :el fortín domina el flanco marítimo de la ciudad .
fortísimo, -ma
fortísimo, -ma adjetivo Superlativo de fuerte .
fortissimo
fortissimo adverbio mús Se emplea como acotación interpretativa para indicar que un fragmento o una pieza deben ejecutarse con mucha fuerza o intensidad :la abreviatura de fortissimo es ‘ff ’.Se pronuncia ‘fortísimo ’.
fortran
fortran nombre masculino inform Lenguaje de programación de alto nivel que se usa principalmente en aplicaciones científicas y matemáticas .
fortuito, -ta
fortuito, -ta adjetivo Que sucede inesperadamente y por casualidad :un encuentro fortuito; un caso fortuito .
fortuna
fortuna nombre femenino 1 Causa, que no se puede determinar con exactitud, a la que se atribuyen los sucesos buenos o malos :la selección se va del Mundial por culpa de la mala fortuna .SINÓNIMO suerte .2 Suerte favorable :tuvo la fortuna de triunfar en el trabajo que más le entusiasmaba .3 Cantidad grande de dinero, bienes o riquezas :hacer fortuna; ese coche debe haberle costado una fortuna .4 Conjunto de bienes y riquezas que posee una persona :destinó gran parte de su fortuna a la fundación que lleva su nombre .SINÓNIMO hacienda .5 Éxito o rápida aceptación de una cosa entre la gente :el libro desapareció sin demasiada fortuna para volver a publicarse hace un año .por fortuna Afortunadamente :por fortuna no hubo ningún herido en el accidente .probar fortuna Intentar una empresa de resultado difícil o incierto :probó fortuna en dos ocasiones, aunque sin llegar a poner en apuros al guardameta . VÉASE golpe de fortuna; rueda de la fortuna .
Sanseido Dictionary
FORTRAN,Fortran
FORTRAN ,Fortran 〖 Formula Translation 〗 →フォートラン
Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary
fort
fort /fɔː r t /〖語源は 「強化された 」〗名詞 複 ~s /-ts /C 1 (要衝の地を守る )砦 (とりで ), 要塞 (ようさい )(→fortress 1 ).2 ⦅米 ⦆〖しばしば F- 〗常設駐屯地, 軍事 (訓練 )施設 .h ò ld the f ó rt 【人のために 】砦を守る ; 留守を守る «for » .F -̀ B é nning フォートベニング 〘Georgia州にある米国最大の歩兵部隊駐屯地および軍事訓練所 〙.
forte
forte 1 /fɔː r t |fɔ́ːteɪ /名詞 C 〖one's ~〗得意 (分野 ).
forte
for te 2 /fɔ́ːteɪ /〖<イタリア 〗形容詞 副詞 名詞 C 〘楽 〙フォルテ [強音 ] (で [の ]) (⦅略 ⦆f )(↔piano 2 ).~́ p è dal (ピアノの )フォルテペダル 〘ピアノの響止めを上げて音をのばす 〙.
forth
forth /fɔː r θ / (! fourthと同音 ) 〖原義は 「前へ (fore 1 )」〗副詞 比較なし ⦅文 ⦆〖動詞 の後で 〗1 外へ , 表へ (! outより ⦅かたい ⦆語 ) ; 見えるところへ ▸ go forth to battle 戦いに出陣する ▸ come forth 出て来る ▸ Fresh green springs forth .新緑が萌え出す 2 前方へ , 前へ ▸ sway back and forth 前後に揺れる (→back and forth )3 (時間的に )…以降, 以後 ▸ from this day forth 本日以降 (!from this day on の方が普通 ) 4 ⦅古 ⦆(自国などから )外に出て, 外国へ .and s ó f ò rth →so 1 副詞 .
forthcoming
forth com ing /fɔ̀ː r θkʌ́mɪŋ /形容詞 比較なし /2 はmore ~; most ~1 〖名詞 の前で 〗来 (きた )る (べき ), 近づきつつある 〈出来事など 〉▸ a forthcoming book 近刊書 ▸ a forthcoming election まもなく実施される選挙 2 〖be ~〗〈人が 〉【話 情報提供に 】前向きな, 乗り気の «about , with » ; 心を開いた .3 ⦅かたく ⦆〖be ~; しばしば否定文で 〗〈欲しい物が 〉与えられる, 入手できる ▸ No funds were forthcoming to support those patients .患者たちを援助する資金は得られなかった
forthright
f ó rth r ì ght 形容詞 歯に衣着せぬ, (やや無礼なほど )率直な ; 純粋な .
forthwith
f ò rth w í th 副詞 ⦅かたく ⦆直ちに, 至急 (immediately ).
fortieth
for ti eth /fɔ́ː r tiəθ /→forty (! ⦅略 ⦆40th; 用法 用例は →fifth ) 形容詞 1 〖通例the ~〗第40の , 40番目の .2 40分の1の .名詞 複 ~s /-s /1 U 〖通例the ~〗第40番目 (の人 [物 ]).2 C 40分の1 .
fortification
for ti fi ca tion /fɔ̀ː r təfɪkéɪʃ (ə )n /名詞 1 U 要塞 (ようさい )化, 防衛増強 .2 C 〖通例 ~s 〗要塞, 防衛施設 .3 U (アルコール分 栄養分の )添加, 強化 .
fortify
for ti fy /fɔ́ː r təfàɪ /動詞 -fies ; -fied ; ~ing 他動詞 1 〈都市 〉を要塞 (ようさい )化する, 防備する .2 〈感情など 〉を鼓舞する, 〈態度など 〉を奨励する .3 〈人 〉を (精神的 肉体的に )元気にする (!しばしば受け身で ) .4 〖通例be -fied 〗〈食品が 〉【ビタミンで 】(栄養 )強化された «with » ; 〈酒が 〉 (アルコール度を )高められた .
fortissimo
for tis si mo /fɔː r tɪ́səmoʊ /〖<イタリア 〗形容詞 副詞 〘楽 〙きわめて強い [く ](⦅略 ⦆ff )(→forte 2 ).
fortitude
for ti tude /fɔ́ː r tət j ùːd /名詞 U ⦅かたく ⦆(苦痛 逆境に耐える )我慢強さ, 忍耐, 不屈の精神 ▸ face a calamity with fortitude 歯を食いしばって災害に立ち向かう
fortnight
fort night /fɔ́ː r tnàɪt /〖fourteen (14 ) night (夜 )〗名詞 複 ~s /-ts /C ⦅主に英 ⦆〖通例 a ~〗1 2週間 (two weeks )▸ travel to Rome for a fortnight's holiday 2週間の休暇を過ごしにローマに旅行する ▸ I'll be back in a fortnight .再来週戻ります 2 2週間後の … (!通例曜日と共に用いる; 単に 「2週間後に 」の意ではin a ~) ▸ “When's the math exam? ” “Monday fortnight , I think. ”「数学のテストはいつだっけ 」「2週間後の月曜日だと思うよ 」
fortnightly
f ó rt n ì ght ly ⦅主に英 ⦆形容詞 2週間ごとの ; 隔週発刊の .副詞 2週間に1回, 2週間おきに, 隔週に .名詞 C 隔週の定期刊行物 .
FORTRAN
FORTRAN /fɔ́ː r træ̀n /〖For mula + Tran slation 〗名詞 U 〘コンピュ 〙フォートラン 〘人間の言語に近い主に科学技術用のプログラミング言語 〙.
fortress
for tress /fɔ́ː r trəs /名詞 複 ~es /-ɪz /C 1 要塞 (ようさい ), 城塞 (!fortは壁で守られた兵隊の駐屯地; fortressは大規模な城または城郭都市 ) .2 堅固な場所 [建物 ]; (外的影響を受けにくい )心の堅固な人 ▸ (as ) solid as a fortress 要塞のように堅固な
fortuitous
for tu i tous /fɔː r túːətəs |fɔːtjú (ː )ɪtəs /形容詞 ⦅かたく ⦆偶然の ; 思いがけない (幸運の ).~ly 副詞
fortunate
for tu nate /fɔ́ː r tʃ (ə )nət /→fortune (副 )fortunately 形容詞 more ~; most ~1 〈人などが 〉 «…の点で /…するということで /…であることは » 幸運な , 幸福な, 運に恵まれた «in /to do , in do ing /that 節 » ; 〖it is ~ (for A ) (that )節 〗(A 〈人など 〉にとって )幸いなことに …である (!luckyよりかたい語で, 通例より重要なことについていう ) ▸ You were fortunate (enough ) not to be seriously hurt. ≒It was fortunate (that ) you weren't ….あなたのけがが大したことがなくて幸いだった (╳ It was fortunate for you not to be … としない )▸ the less fortunate in society 社会的に恵まれない人々 .2 〖通例 名詞 の前で 〗幸運をもたらす, さい先のよい, 縁起のよい 〈出来事など 〉▸ a fortunate event 幸運な出来事 ▸ a fortunate position 恵まれた境遇
fortunately
for tu nate ly /fɔ́ː r tʃ (ə )nətli /→fortunate 副詞 〖文修飾; 通例文頭で 〗【人にとって 】運よく, 幸運にも, 幸いなことに «for » (↔unfortunately )▸ Fortunately for me, he was good enough to help me out .ありがたいことに彼は親切にも私を援助してくれた ▸ fortunately or unfortunately 幸か不幸か
fortune
for tune /fɔ́ː r tʃ (ə )n /〖語源は 「偶然起こること 」〗(形 )fortunate, (副 )fortunately 名詞 複 ~s /-z /1 C 〖通例単数形で 〗大金 , 財産 ; U 富 ▸ cost [be worth ] a fortune 大金がかかる [の価値がある ]▸ make a [one's ] fortune in showbiz 芸能界で一もうけする ▸ spend a fortune on clothes 服に大金をつぎ込む ▸ fame and fortune 富と名声 ▸ a small fortune ⦅くだけて ⦆大金 (!反語的 ) .2 U 運 ; 運勢, 運命 ;〖F- 〗運命の女神 ; 幸運 ▸ have the (good ) fortune to play the role of Juliet ジュリエット役を演じる幸運に恵まれる ▸ By good fortune , they won the game .幸運にも彼らは試合に勝った ▸ ill fortune 不運 ▸ Fortune favors the brave .⦅ことわざ ⦆運命の女神は勇者に味方する ▸ Fortune smiled upon [on ] us .⦅文 ⦆運命の女神は我々にほほえんだ ▸ try one's fortune 運を試す 3 C 〖通例 ~s 〗(人生の )浮き沈み, 盛衰, 明暗 ▸ hope for a reversal of the company's fortunes 社況の逆転を願う be s ì tting on a f ó rtune [g ó ld m ì ne ]高価なものを手に入れる .m à rry a f ó rtune 金持ちと結婚する .s è ek one's f ó rtune 立身出世を求める .t è ll A's f ó rtune A 〈人 〉の未来を占う .~́ c ò okie (中華料理店などの )おみくじクッキー .~́ h ù nter 財産目当てに結婚する人 .
fortune-teller
f ó rtune-t è ller 名詞 C 占い師, 易者 .
fortune-telling
f ó rtune-t è lling 名詞 U 占い .
forty
for ty /fɔ́ː r ti /〖four (4 ) ty (10倍 )〗 (! 用例 用法は →five , twenty ) 名詞 複 -ties /-z /1 U (基数の )40 (!序数はfortieth ) .2 U 40歳 ; 40分 ; 40ドル [ポンド, セント, ペンス ].3 U 〖複数扱い 〗40人 ; 40個 .4 C 40人 [40個 ]ひと組のもの .5 〖one's -ties 〗(年齢の )40代 .6 〖the -ties 〗(世紀の )40年代, (特に )1940年代 ; (温度が華氏で )40度台 .7 C 40の数字 [活字 ] 〘40, XL, xlなど 〙.8 U 〘テニス 〙(ゲームの )3点目, フォーティ ▸ Forty love .フォーティー ラヴ 〘3対0 〙9 〖the Forties 〗⦅英 ⦆スコットランド ノルウェー間の海域 〘深さは40 fathom (約72m )以上 〙.形容詞 1 〖通例 名詞 の前で 〗40人の , 40個の .2 〖be ~〗40歳で .~̀ w í nks ⦅くだけて ⦆(食後の )うたた寝, 昼寝 ▸ catch [take, have ] forty winks うたた寝をする .
forty-five
f ò rty-f í ve 名詞 1 U (基数の )45 ; 〖複数扱い 〗45個 [人 ].2 C 45口径のピストル (!通例. 45と書く ) .3 C 45回転レコード (!通例45と書く ) .形容詞 45の, 45個 [人 ]の .
forty-niner
f ò rty-n í ner /-náɪnə r /形容詞 C ⦅米 ⦆1849年のgold rushで金鉱を探しにCaliforniaへ出かけた人 .