adjective
Lucky; having good things happen to you, often by chance.
We were fortunate to find a doctor so quickly.
It was fortunate that nobody was hurt.
Good to know
Fortunate is a little more formal than lucky. Use fortunate to talk about good luck, not about a person who has achieved success through hard work.
Common phrases & grammar
be fortunate to · fortunate enough to · consider yourself fortunate · extremely fortunate
subject + be + fortunate + to + verb
It + be + fortunate + that + subject + verb