Unfortunately definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

You can use unfortunately to introduce or refer to a statement when you consider that it is sad or disappointing, or when you want to express regret. EnglishDictionary Thesaurus WordLists Grammar EnglishEasyLearningGrammar GrammarPatterns EnglishUsage TeachingResources VideoGuides Conjugations Quiz Englishgrammar Englishcollocations Englishconfusables Englishidioms Englishusage Thematicwordlists English French German Italian Spanish Portuguese Hindi Chinese Korean Definitionof 'unfortunately'    WordFrequency Share× Credits× unfortunately (ʌnfɔːʳtʃʊnətli ) adverb Youcanuseunfortunatelytointroduceorrefertoastatementwhenyouconsiderthatitissadordisappointing,orwhenyouwanttoexpressregret. [feelings]Unfortunately,mytimeislimited. UnfortunatelyforthePrince,histitlebroughtobligationsaswellasprivileges.[+for] Theenclosedphotographisunfortunatelynotgoodenoughtoreproduce. Synonyms:unluckily,sadly,alas,regrettably MoreSynonymsofunfortunately COBUILDAdvancedEnglishDictionary.Copyright©HarperCollinsPublishers Video:pronunciationof unfortunately Youmayalsolike EnglishQuizConfusables Synonymsof'unfortunately' LanguageLover'sBlog FrenchTranslationof'unfortunately' Translateyourtext PronunciationPlaylists Wordoftheday:'zampogna' HindiTranslationof'unfortunately' NEWfromCollins! EnglishGrammar CollinsApps WordFrequency unfortunatelyinBritishEnglish (ʌnˈfɔːtʃənɪtlɪ ) adverb(sentencemodifier) itisregrettablethat;unluckily CollinsEnglishDictionary.Copyright©HarperCollinsPublishers Examplesof'unfortunately'inasentence unfortunately Theseexampleshavebeenautomaticallyselectedandmaycontainsensitivecontent.Readmore… Afewpointedquestionswereasked,unfortunately,ofthewrongpeople.Babson,MarianWEEKENDFORMURDERItwasaroutinewhich,unfortunatelyforLeary,hadnotgoneunnoticed.Higgins,JackCONFESSIONALIhopedwecouldtakeourtalksfurther,butunfortunatelyJuanwasdetainedonbusiness.St.James,IanFINALRESORT Trendsof unfortunately Viewusagefor: AllYears Last10years Last50years Last100years Last300years Inotherlanguages unfortunately BritishEnglish:unfortunately /ʌnˈfɔːtʃənɪtlɪ/ADVERBYoucanuseunfortunatelytoexpressregretaboutwhatyouaresaying.Unfortunately,mytimeislimited.AmericanEnglish:unfortunately /ʌnˈfɔrtʃənɪtli/Arabic:لِسُوْءِالـحَظّ BrazilianPortuguese:infelizmente Chinese:不幸地 Croatian:nažalost Czech:bohužel Danish:uheldigvis Dutch:helaas EuropeanSpanish:pordesgracia Finnish:valitettavasti French:malheureusement German:leider Greek:δυστυχώς Italian:sfortunatamente Japanese:運悪く Korean:유감스럽게도 Norwegian:uheldigvis Polish:niefortunnie EuropeanPortuguese:infelizmente Romanian:din nefericireRussian:ксожалению LatinAmericanSpanish:pordesgracia Swedish:tyvärr Thai:โชคร้ายที่Turkish:neyazıkki Ukrainian:нажальVietnamese:đángtiếc Translateyourtextforfree Browsealphabetically unfortunately unfortunatetendencyto unfortunatetiming unfortunateturn unfortunately unfortune unfortuned unfossiliferous AllENGLISHwordsthatbeginwith'U' Source DefinitionofunfortunatelyfromtheCollinsEnglishDictionary ReadabouttheteamofauthorsbehindCollinsDictionaries. NewfromCollins QuickwordchallengeQuizReviewQuestion:1 - Score:0/5 hour or our?Dragthecorrectanswerintothebox. hour ourIonlysleptforan thatnight.sail or sale?Whichversioniscorrect?Theyaretryingtolimitthesailofsugarydrinks.Theyaretryingtolimitthesaleofsugarydrinks.key or quay?Whichversioniscorrect?Shereachedforhercarkey.Shereachedforhercarquay.him or hymn?Whichversioniscorrect?Ifinditdifficulttochoosemyfavouritehim.Ifinditdifficulttochoosemyfavouritehymn.beat or beet?Dragthecorrectanswerintothebox. beat beetShecouldhearthe ofhisheart.Yourscore:CheckSeetheanswerNextNextquizReview Dec20,2021 Wordoftheday zampogna anItalianbagpipeusedinChristmasmusic SEEFULLDEFINITION SEEPREVIOUSWORDS Signupforournewsletter Getthelatestnewsandgainaccesstoexclusiveupdatesandoffers Signmeup LatestWordSubmissions handcycle Dec17,2021 handbike Dec17,2021 nonogram Dec17,2021 craquelin Dec17,2021 ViewMoreSubmit NewYear,FreshStart?TheVocabularyofWellbeing WiththeNewYearfastapproaching,CollinsDictionarylooksintowordsrelatingtowell-beingandself-care. 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