fate
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2.9
- noun
- /feɪt/
:
destino
- Some cultures teach that fate determines our paths, often beyond our control.
- believe in fate
- fate and destiny
- fate and free will
So in a in A twist of fate, he.
- So in a in A twist of fate, he.
- So it feels like it was fate and perfect.
- She treated the future as choice, not fate, as choice, not fate.
- You decide your fate, your choices, not me.
- The battle for the fate of Greece shall take place at dawn.
- It's that every moment we are subject to fate in that way.
- Or were the wheels of fate spinning too quickly?
- I do worry about the long term fate of humanity.
- I want what fate has in store for me.
- As Edward would assume the title of King of France, fate would prove its cruelty yet again.
- Y'all think he ducking this fate from USC?
Examples
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As Americans, we are bound together by a single fate and a shared destiny.
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Some people believe in fate as an independent and invisible power that controls their destinies.
Academic text (2015) -
In every sense, fate had other plans.
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I want what fate has in store for me.
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Grace, I think fate meant us to be together.
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You decide your fate, your choices, not me.
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So you would rather accept your fate?
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The fate of Rome I leave to you.
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The battle for the fate of Greece shall take place at dawn.
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The fate of the nation hangs in the balance.
Synonyms
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3.5
The events that will happen to a person, often seen as controlled by fate
Antonyms
Idioms
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6.8
Leave people alone without help, often in danger, so events decide what happens to them
Compounds
- Jargon
A line on the palm that palm readers check to guess a person's future success
How Fixed
Surface Forms
Etymology
Fate originally meant what was 'spoken' by the gods: Latin fatum 'that which is spoken' and fari 'to speak'. That's why fate can mean a power or plan that seems to decide what will happen.