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1. (n.) fate
something that unavoidably befalls a person; fortune; lot.
2. fate
the universal principle or ultimate agency by which the order of things is presumably prescribed; the decreed cause of events; time.
3. fate
that which is inevitably predetermined; destiny.
4. fate
ultimate outcome; final course or state:
the fate of a political campaign.
5. fate
destruction or ruin.
6. fate
the Fates, the three goddesses of destiny in Greek and Roman myth.
7. (v.t.) fate
to predetermine, as by the decree of fate; destine (used in the passive):
a person who was fated to lead the country.
Etymology: (1325–75; ME < L fātum destiny)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) destiny, fate
an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future
2. (noun) destiny, fate
the ultimate agency regarded as predetermining the course of events (often personified as a woman)
"we are helpless in the face of destiny"
3. (verb) fortune, destiny, fate, luck, lot, circumstances, portion
your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)
"whatever my fortune may be"; "deserved a better fate"; "has a happy lot"; "the luck of the Irish"; "a victim of circumstances"; "success that was her portion"
4. (verb) destine, fate, doom, designate
decree or designate beforehand
"She was destined to become a great pianist"
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1. (noun) fate
the things that happen to sb
The fate of the passengers is still unknown.
2. fate
a force some people believe controls everything that happens; = destiny
3. fate
a twist of fate
sth surprising that happens
By a strange twist of fate, we met again thousands of miles away.
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) FATE
a fixed decree by which the order of things is prescribed; the immutable law of the universe; inevitable necessity; the force by which all existence is determined and conditioned
2. (noun) FATE
appointed lot; allotted life; arranged or predetermined event; destiny; especially, the final lot; doom; ruin; death
3. (noun) FATE
the element of chance in the affairs of life; the unforeseen and unestimated conitions considered as a force shaping events; fortune; esp., opposing circumstances against which it is useless to struggle; as, fate was, or the fates were, against him
4. (noun) FATE
the three goddesses, Clotho, Lachesis, and Atropos, sometimes called the Destinies, or Parcaewho were supposed to determine the course of human life. They are represented, one as holding the distaff, a second as spinning, and the third as cutting off the thread
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Sense: (sometimes with capital) the supposed power that controls events
Who knows what fate has in store (= waiting for us in the future)?
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 Afrikaans: noodlot |
 Arabic: مَصير، قَضاء وقَدَر |
 Bulgarian: съдба |
 Brazilian: destino |
 Czech: osud |
 German: das Schicksal |
 Danish: skæbne; skæbnen |
 Greek: μοίρα |
 Spanish: destino |
 Estonian: saatus |
 Farsi: تقدیر |
 Finnish: kohtalo |
 French: destin |
 Hebrew: גוֹרָל |
 Hindi: भाग्य |
 Croatian: sudbina |
 Hungarian: sors |
 Indonesian: takdir |
 Icelandic: örlög |
 Italian: fato, destino |
 Japanese: 運命 |
 Korean: 운명 |
 Lithuanian: likimas |
 Latvian: liktenis |
 Malay: takdir |
 Dutch: noodlot |
 Norwegian: skjebne |
 Polish: los |
 Persian: تقدیر |
 Pashto: قسمت، تقدير، مرغ، بخت، طا |
 Portuguese: destino |
 Romanian: destin |
 Russian: судьба |
 Slovak: osud |
 Slovenian: usoda |
 Serbian: sudbina |
 Swedish: ödet |
 Thai: โชคชะตา |
 Turkish: yazgı, kader, kısmet, alı |
 Taiwanese: 命運 |
 Ukrainian: доля |
 Urdu: قسمت |
 Vietnamese: số phận hoặc tương lai |
 Chinese: 命运，宿命 |
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