what does fate mean?
FATE as NOUN
- Meaning
- an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future
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Hypernyms(s) fate is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
- the ultimate agency that predetermines the course of events (often personified as a woman)
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- we are helpless in the face of Destiny
Hypernyms(s) Fate is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
- your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)
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- whatever my fortune may be
- deserved a better fate
- has a happy lot
- the luck of the Irish
- a victim of circumstances
- success that was her portion
Hypernyms(s) fate is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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FATE as VERB
- Meaning
- decree or designate beforehand
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- She was destined to become a great pianist
Hypernyms(s) fate is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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