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Fate
feɪt
Fate definitions
noun
fate
fates
- the development of events outside a person's control, regarded as predetermined by a supernatural power
"fate decided his course for him"
destiny providence God's will nemesis kismet astral influence the stars what is written in the stars one's lot in life- 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"
- the inescapable death of a person
"the guards led her to her fate"
- 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 Atroposthe weird sisters
verb
fate
fated
fates
fating
- be destined to happen, turn out, or act in a particular way
"the regime was fated to end badly"
be predestined be preordained be foreordained be destined be meant be doomed be foredoomed be cursed be damned