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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...

   • Fate Spanish Translation

     FATE translate: suerte, destino, suerte [feminine], destino...

   • Znaczenie Fate, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary

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

   • Simplified

     FATE translate: 命中注定的事;命运;（尤指）厄运, 天意；定数. Learn more in the...

   • Traditional

     FATE translate: 命中註定的事;命運;（尤指）厄運, 天意；定數. Learn more in the...

   • Fate: Russian Translation

     FATE translate: участь , судьба . Learn more in the...

   • Fate: Polish Translation

     FATE translate: los, przeznaczenie, los, los, los. Learn...

   • Fate: Arabic Translation

     FATE translate: قَدَر, مَصير. Learn more in the Cambridge...

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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   Fate is something that unavoidably befalls a person or thing, or the universal principle or agency that determines events. Learn about the origin, synonyms, idioms, and examples of fate from Dictionary.com.

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 them. 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 the inevitable outcome of events. Learn the synonyms, pronunciation, grammar, and examples of fate in British and American English.

8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishfate noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

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   Learn the meaning of fate as a noun, with pictures, pronunciation and usage notes. Find out how to use fate in idioms, questions, collocations and expressions, and see synonyms and related words.

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.