fate
See also Fate
English
Etymology
From Latin fata (“prediction”) (neutral plural of fatum), fatus 'spoken', fari (“to speak”).
Pronunciation
Noun
fate (countable and uncountable; plural fates)
- The cause, force, principle, or divine will that predetermines events.
- The effect, consequence, outcome, or inevitable events predetermined by this cause.
- Destiny (perhaps connotes death, ruin, misfortune, etc.).
- Accept your fate.
- The three goddesses (The Fates) of classic European mythology who are said to control the fate of human beings.
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Derived terms
Related terms
- amor fati (Amor fati)
Translations
that which predetermines events
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inevitable events
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destiny
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Verb
fate (third-person singular simple present fates, present participle fating, simple past and past participle fated)
- (transitive) To foreordain or predetermine, to make inevitable.
- The oracle's prediction fated Oedipus to kill his father; not all his striving could change what would occur.
Usage notes
- In some uses this may imply it causes the inevitable event.
Anagrams
Yamdena
Etymology
From Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *əpat, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *əpat, from Proto-Austronesian *Səpat.
Alternative forms
Numeral
fate
- Alternative form of fat.
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