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to fate

to fate

4 7.4
To be chosen by destiny to have a certain result
  • verb
  • /feɪt/
translation icon : destinar a
  • The ancient prophecy seemed to fate the child for greatness in the kingdom.

Examples

  • Many people feel that their choices fate them to a specific path in life.

  • She believed that her hard work would fate her to success in the competition.

  • And may fate smile on you both.

    Kull the Conqueror (1997)

  • What you do with them for the rest of your life is up to you and to fate.

    The Zeroes (2014)

  • Will they discover each other, or will fate skip over them?

    Blog text (5)

  • Ms. Latifah recently told Wendy Williams that adopting a child was a possibility that she was leaving to fate.

    Blog text (15)

  • AND AS FOR THE REST OF IT, WELL... WE'LL JUST LEAVE IT UP TO FATE.

    Get Over It (2001)

Synonyms

to destine
vsto fate
163 5.7

To decide that someone or something will have a certain future

is about assigning someone to an outcome by a higher power rather than mere intention
to predestine
vsto fate
6 9.2

To decide in advance, often by fate or God's will

is about assigning someone to an outcome by a higher power
to foreordain
vsto fate
  • Formal
1 9.9

Decide before it happens, often by a higher power

covers assignment by a supernatural or other higher power in general
to predestinate
vsto fate
  • Formal
1 9.9

Decide in advance that something will happen, often by fate or God

means assignment by a higher power rather than formal ordination

Antonyms

to liberate
104 4.3

Set someone free from prison or unfair control

Idioms

to their fate
1 6.8

Leave people alone without help, often in danger, so events decide what happens to them

fickle finger of fate
  • Informal
9.9

A sudden change that breaks your plans, often causing trouble

Phrasal Verbs

to tempt fate
  • Informal
9 7.3

Take an unnecessary risk that might cause bad luck

Compounds

common fate
  • Specialized
1 8.1

Objects that move the same way are seen as one group

law of common fate
  • Specialized
8.8

A rule that makes things moving the same way look like one group

line of fate
  • Jargon
9.9

A line on the palm that palm readers check to guess a person's future success

How Destined

to doom
113 5.8
to fate
4 7.4
to destine
163 5.7

Surface Forms

fate infinitive
fated past
fated past participle
fating present participle
fates third person singular

Etymology

Fate as a verb shares the same origin from Latin fatum 'that which is spoken' and fari 'to speak'. To 'fate' someone is like saying their future was 'spoken' for them, so it means to set or decide their outcome in advance.