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fate
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- pronunciation:
- feIt
- parts of speech:
- noun, transitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun), Word History
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
the nonhuman force that is often believed to decide events in human life.
Fate had dealt him a cruel hand.They believed it was fate that had brought them together.Do you believe in fate?- synonyms:
- chance, fortune, luck, providence, stars
- similar words:
- destiny, hazard, kismet, predestination, probability
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| definition 2: |
predetermined or inevitable outcome; destiny.
He believed it was his fate to become a great leader.- synonyms:
- destiny, fortune, future, karma
- similar words:
- kismet, lot, predestination
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| definition 3: |
ultimate result; fortune; lot.
If someone could tell you your true fate, would you want to hear it?I was disappointed with the book's ending because I wanted to know the fate of the other characters.A disappointing fate was avoided by taking quick action.The painting was stolen and no one ever discovered its fate.- synonyms:
- end, fortune, future, prospects
- similar words:
- chance, destiny, draw, lack, lot, outcome
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| definition 4: |
ruin; disaster; death.
It was on this bridge that he met his fate.- synonyms:
- debacle, doom, downfall, end, ruin, the bitter end
- similar words:
- death, deathblow, quietus, undoing
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| definition 5: |
(cap.; pl.) the three goddesses of classical mythology who were thought to determine human destiny.
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| related words: |
accident, circumstance, downfall, fortune, luck, portion, well-being |
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
fates, fating, fated |
| definition: |
to destine.
They were fated for each other.- synonyms:
- destine, ordain
- similar words:
- doom, foreordain, foreshadow, intend, make, mean, predestine, will
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Fate is from a Latin word that means "thing spoken by the gods."
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