I was looking at a dictionary for different senses of 'fortunate'. I found two examples and I don't get the difference between the two. Please help me.
- They were fortunate enough to escape injury when their car crashed.
Does this mean they escaped injury because they are were fortunate or does it mean they were fortunate because they had escaped injury?
- They were fortunate to escape injury when their car crashed.
Also, what's the difference between #1 and #2?
Best Answer
They were lucky to the degree that they escaped injury at or during or just after the time that their car crashed. [If they were any LESS lucky, they would have been injured.]
They were lucky to escape injury at or during or just after the time that their car crashed.
Does this mean they escaped injury for the reason that they are were fortunate or does it mean they were fortunate for the reason that they had escaped injury?
They were fortunate because they escaped injury, and they escaped injury because they were fortunate. My head touches the ceiling because my ceiling touches my head.