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   fate

   /feɪt/

   noun

   • 1. the development of events outside a person's control, regarded as predetermined by a supernatural power: "fate decided his course for him" Similar destinyprovidenceGod's willnemesiskismetastral influencethe starswhat is written in the starsone's lot in lifepredestinationpredeterminationchanceluckserendipityfortuityfortunehazardLady LuckDame Fortunekarmaarchaic:dolecupheritage
   • ▪ the course of someone's life, or the outcome of a situation for someone or something, seen as outside their control: "he stared at the faces of the committee, trying to guess his fate" Similar futuredestinyoutcomeissueupshotendlotduearchaic:doomdole
   • ▪ the inescapable death of a person: "the guards led her to her fate" Similar deathdemiseenddestructiondoomruindownfallundoingfinishdisastercatastropheretributionsentence
   • 2. three goddesses who presided over the birth and life of humans. Each person's destiny was thought of as a thread spun, measured, and cut by the three Fates, Clotho, Lachesis, and Atropos. Similar the weird sistersthe Parcaethe Moiraithe Norns
   • ▪ another term for Norns

   verb

   • 1. be destined to happen, turn out, or act in a particular way: "the regime was fated to end badly"

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Italian fato or (later) from its source, Latin fatum ‘that which has been spoken’, from fari ‘speak’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. fatedness noun

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishFATE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   Fate is something that happens to a person or thing, especially something final or negative, such as death or defeat. Fate is also a power that controls all events, so that you cannot change or control the way things will happen.

   • English (US)

     something that happens to a person or thing, esp. something...

   • Znaczenie Fate, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary

     FATE definicja: 1. what happens to a particular person or...

   • Fateful

     FATEFUL definition: 1. having an important and usually...

   • Fate: Czech Translation

     fate - translate into Czech with the English-Czech...

   • Fate: French Translation

     FATE translate: sort [masculine], destin [masculine],...

   • Fate: Korean Translation

     FATE translate: 운명, 운명. Learn more in the Cambridge...

   • Fate: Catalan Translation

     fate translate: destí, sort. Learn more in the Cambridge...

   • Fate: Italian Translation

     FATE translate: destino, sorte, destino, sorte, fato,...

3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › fateFate Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   Learn the meaning of fate as a noun and a verb, with synonyms, examples, and word history. Find out how fate relates to destiny, doom, and the Fates in mythology.

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5. www.dictionary.com › browse › fateFATE Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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   something that unavoidably befalls a person; fortune; lot: It is always his fate to be left behind. Synonyms: luck, chance, kismet, karma. the universal principle or ultimate agency by which the order of things is presumably prescribed; the decreed cause of events; time: Fate decreed that they would never meet again.

6. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryFATE | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   Fate is something that happens to a person or thing, especially something final or negative, such as death or defeat. Fate is also a power that controls all events, so that people cannot change or control the way things will happen. Learn more about fate with examples and idioms.

7. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishFATE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   Fate is a power that controls and decides everything that happens, or what happens to a person or thing. Learn the synonyms, pronunciation, grammar, and examples of fate in British and American English.

8. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › fateFate - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future. synonyms: destiny. see more. noun. your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you) “deserved a better fate ” synonyms: circumstances, destiny, fortune, lot, luck, portion. see more. verb. decree or designate beforehand.

9. www.thefreedictionary.com › fateFate - definition of fate by The Free Dictionary

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   Fate is the supposed force, principle, or power that predetermines events, or the inevitable events or outcomes that befall a person or thing. Learn more about the origin, usage, and synonyms of fate from various dictionaries and sources.