fate (f t)n. 1. a. The supposed force, principle, or power that predetermines events. b. The inevitable events predestined by this force. 2. A final result or consequence; an outcome. 3. Unfavorable destiny; doom. 4. Fates Greek & Roman Mythology The three goddesses, Clotho, Lachesis, and Atropos, who control human destiny. Used with the. [Middle English, from Old French fat, from Latin f tum, prophecy, doom, from neuter past participle of fr , to speak; see bh-2 in Indo-European roots.] |
fate [feɪt]
n
1. the ultimate agency that predetermines the course of events
2. the inevitable fortune that befalls a person or thing; destiny
3. the end or final result
4. a calamitous or unfavourable outcome or result; death, destruction, or downfall
vb
(tr; usually passive) to predetermine; doom he was fated to lose the game
[from Latin fātum oracular utterance, from fārī to speak]
Fate
See Also: HELPLESSNESS, LIFE
- Chase destiny like a harpoonist —Edith Pearlman
- Fate … creeps like a rat —Elizabeth Bowen
- The Fates, like an absent-minded printer, seldom allow a single line to stand perfect and unmarred —George Santayana
- Fate treats me mercilessly, like a storm treats a small boat —Anton Chekhov
- Like warp and woof all destinies are woven fast —John Greenleaf Whittier
- Our lives carried us in our own dimensions, like people passing on different escalators —Mary Ladd Cavell
- We’re like dice thrown on the plains of destiny —Rita Mae Brown
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. | fate - an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future inevitable - an unavoidable event; "don't argue with the inevitable" karma - (Hinduism and Buddhism) the effects of a person's actions that determine his destiny in his next incarnation predestination - previous determination as if by destiny or fate doom, doomsday, end of the world, day of reckoning - an unpleasant or disastrous destiny; "everyone was aware of the approaching doom but was helpless to avoid it"; "that's unfortunate but it isn't the end of the world" |
| 2. | fate - the ultimate agency regarded as predetermining the course of events (often personified as a woman); "we are helpless in the face of destiny" causal agency, causal agent, cause - any entity that produces an effect or is responsible for events or results occult, supernatural - supernatural forces and events and beings collectively; "She doesn't believe in the supernatural" | |
| 3. |  fate - your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you); "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"condition - a mode of being or form of existence of a person or thing; "the human condition" providence - a manifestation of God's foresightful care for his creatures bad luck, ill luck, tough luck, misfortune - an unfortunate state resulting from unfavorable outcomes failure - lack of success; "he felt that his entire life had been a failure"; "that year there was a crop failure" | |
| Verb | 1. | fate - decree or designate beforehand; "She was destined to become a great pianist" ordain - issue an order |
fate
noun
1. destiny, chance, fortune, luck, the stars, weird (archaic), providence, nemesis, kismet, predestination, divine will I see no use quarrelling with fate.
4. downfall, end, death, ruin, destruction, doom, demise This new proposal seems doomed to the same fate.
Quotations
"Fate keeps on happening" [Anita Loos Gentlemen Prefer Blondes]
"Fate is not an eagle, it creeps like a rat" [Elizabeth Bowen The House in Paris]
"... to deny fate is arrogance, to declare that we are the sole shapers of our existence is madness" [Oriana Fallaci A Man]
"Fate and character are the same concept" [Novalis Heinrich von Ofterdingen]
"Fate keeps on happening" [Anita Loos Gentlemen Prefer Blondes]
"Fate is not an eagle, it creeps like a rat" [Elizabeth Bowen The House in Paris]
"... to deny fate is arrogance, to declare that we are the sole shapers of our existence is madness" [Oriana Fallaci A Man]
"Fate and character are the same concept" [Novalis Heinrich von Ofterdingen]
Proverbs
"Man proposes, God disposes"
"What must be, must be (Italian, Che sera, sera)"
"Man proposes, God disposes"
"What must be, must be (Italian, Che sera, sera)"
Translations
fate [feɪt] N
1. (= destiny) → destino m
what fate has in store for us → lo que nos guarda or depara el destino
fate decided otherwise → el destino no lo quiso así
what fate has in store for us → lo que nos guarda or depara el destino
fate decided otherwise → el destino no lo quiso así
2. (= person's lot) → suerte f
to leave sb to his fate → abandonar a algn a su suerte
this sealed his fate → esto acabó de perderle
to meet one's fate (= die) → encontrar la muerte
Italy could suffer the same fate as India → Italia podría correr la misma suerte que la India, a Italia le podría pasar lo mismo que a la India
that's a fate worse than death → no hay cosa peor
to leave sb to his fate → abandonar a algn a su suerte
this sealed his fate → esto acabó de perderle
to meet one's fate (= die) → encontrar la muerte
Italy could suffer the same fate as India → Italia podría correr la misma suerte que la India, a Italia le podría pasar lo mismo que a la India
that's a fate worse than death → no hay cosa peor
3. the Fates (Myth) → las Parcas
fate
n → Schicksal nt; the Fates (Myth) → die Parzen pl; the examiners meet to decide our fate next week → die Prüfer kommen nächste Woche zusammen, um über unser Schicksal zu entscheiden; to leave something to fate → etw dem Schicksal überlassen; to leave somebody to his fate → jdn seinem Schicksal überlassen; to go to meet one’s fate → seinem Schicksal entgegentreten; to meet one’s fate → vom Schicksal heimgesucht or ereilt (geh) → werden; to face a similar fate → einem ähnlichen Schicksal entgegensehen; to meet with or suffer the same fate → das gleiche Schicksal haben or erleiden; as sure as fate it will go wrong → das geht garantiert schief; as sure as fate it went wrong → das ist natürlich prompt schiefgegangen
fate [feɪt] n
n fate [feit]
1 (sometimes with capital) the supposed power that controls events Who knows what fate has in store (= waiting for us in the future)? noodlot مَصير، قَضاء وقَدَر съдба osud skæbne; skæbnen das Schicksal μοίρα destino saatus تقدیر kohtalo destin גוֹרָל भाग्य sudbina sors takdir örlög fato, destino 運命 운명 likimas liktenis takdir noodlot skjebne los destino destin судьба osud usoda sudbina ödet โชคชะตา yazgı, kader, kısmet, alın yazısı 命運 доля قسمت số phận hoặc tương lai 结局
2 a destiny or doom, eg death A terrible fate awaited her. noodlot, lot مَصير، مَوْت участ osud, zkáza, záhuba skæbne; fremtid das Schicksal κακή μοίρα suerte, destino saatus سرنوشت شوم؛ مرگ kohtalo sort גוֹרָל भाग्य, नियति kob, udes vég(zet) nasib örlög, hlutskipti destino 運命 죽음, 비운, 파멸 lemtis liktenis; bojāeja nasib noodlot skjebne, undergang los destino soartă удел záhuba usoda sudbina öde ชะตากรรม son, sonuç, akibet 結局，死亡 доля تقدیر یا انجام định mệnh 命运
n fatalism
the belief that fate controls everything, and man cannot change it. fatalisme جَبْرِيَّه، مَذْهب القَضاء والقَدَر фатализъм fatalismus fatalisme der Fatalismus μοιρολατρία fatalismo fatalism جبر گرایی fatalismi fatalisme פָטָלִיזם भाग्यवाद, देववाद fatalizam fatalizmus fatalisme forlagatrú, örlagatrú fatalismo 運命論 운명론 fatalizmas fatālisms fatalisme fatalisme skjebnetro, fatalisme fatalizm fatalismo fatalism фатализм fatalizmus fatalizem fatalizam fatalism ความเชื่อในโชคชะตาว่ามนุษย์ไม่สามารถเปลี่ยนแปลงโชคชะตาได้ kadercilik, fatalizm 宿命論 фаталізм یہ عقیدہ کہ ہر بات پہلے سے مقدر ہو چکی ہے thuyết định mệnh 宿命论
n fatalist
a person who believes in fatalism He is a complete fatalist – he just accepts everything that happens to him. fatalis جَبْري، مُؤْمِن بالقَضاء والقَدَر фаталист fatalista fatalist der Fatalist μοιρολάτρης fatalista fatalist آدم جبر گرا fatalisti fataliste פָטָלִיסט भाग्यवादी fatalist fatalista fatalis forlagatrúarmaður fatalista 運命論者 운명론자 fatalistas fatālists fatalis fatalist fatalist fatalista fatalista fatalist фаталист fatalista fatalist fatalista fatalist คนที่เชื่อในโชคชะตาว่ามนุษย์ไม่สามารถเปลี่ยนแปลงโชคชะตาได้ kaderci 宿命論者 фаталіст ایسے عقیدہ میں یقین رکھنے والا người theo thuyết định mệnh 宿命论者
adj fataˈlistic
fatalisties جَبْري، قَدَري фаталистичен fatalistický fatalistisk fatalistisch μοιρολατρικός fatalista fatalistlik معتقد به قضا و قدر fatalistinen fataliste פָטָלִיסטִי भाग्यवादी fatalistican fatalisztikus fatalistis forlagatrúar fatalistico 宿命論の 운명론적인 fatališkas fatālistisks fatalistik fatalistisch fatalistisk, skjebnetro fatalistyczny fatalista fatalist фаталистический fatalistický fatalističen fatalistički fatalistisk ที่เป็นไปตามโชคชะตาว่ามนุษย์ไม่สามารถเปลี่ยนแปลงโชคชะตาได้ herşeyi kadere bırakan 宿命論的 фаталістичний جبریت پر مبنی tỏ ra tin ở định mệnh 宿命论的
adj fated
controlled or intended by fate He seemed fated to arrive late wherever he went. bestem, voorbeskik, gedoem مَحْتوم، مُقَدَّر، مَكْتوب предопределен předurčený forudbestemt vom Schicksal bestimmt γραφτός, καταδικασμένος predestinado saatuse poolt ettemääratud مقدر kohtalon sanelema destiné (à) בְּיָד הַגוֹרָל भाग्य में लिखा हुआ predodređen, (do)sudđen végzetes ditakdirkan örlagabundinn; á valdi örlaganna; fyrirfram ákveðinn destinato 運命づけられている 숙명적인 pasmerktas nolemts ditakdirkan bestemd skjebne-/forutbestemt skazany destinado/fadado sortit (să) обречённый predurčený usojen predodređen ödesbestämd, förutbestämd ซึ่งกำหนดโดยโชคชะตา alnına yazılmış 命運決定了的，註定的 приречений, визначений наперед جسے مقدر نے طے کر رکھا ہو do định mệnh 命运决定了的，注定的
adj fateful
involving important decisions, results etc At last the fateful day arrived. noodlottig, beslissend حاسِم، مَصيري съдбовен osudný skæbnesvanger verhängnisvoll κρίσιμος, μοιραίος fatídico saatuslik سرنوشت ساز kohtalokas fatidique גוֹרָלִי भाग्य निर्णाय, महत्वपूर्ण sudbonosan, (zlo)koban végzetes menentukan örlagaríkur, afdrifaríkur fatidico 運命を決する 결정적으로 중요한 lemtingas liktenīgs; izšķirošs penentuan gewichtig skjebnesvanger, avgjørende rozstrzygający, decydujący fatal fatidic судьбоносный osudný usoden sudbonosan ödesdiger, avgörande เกี่ยวข้องกับการตัดสินใจหรือผลลัพท์ที่สำคัญ geleceği belirleyecek 決定性的 вирішальний, доленосний اہم نتیجے یا فیصلے سے متعلق quan trọng và có tính chất quyết định 决定性的
fate → قَدَر osud skæbne Schicksal μοίρα hado kohtalo destin usud fato 運命 운명 noodlot skjebne los destino судьба öde โชคชะตา kader số phận 命运
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