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Meaning of 'fate'
Meaning of 'fate' (Webster Dictionary)
1. Fate 
[ n.]
- A fixed decree by which the order of things is prescribed;
the immutable law of the universe; inevitable necessity; the force by
which all existence is determined and conditioned. [ n.]- Appointed lot; allotted life; arranged or predetermined event; destiny; especially, the final lot; doom; ruin; death.
- The element of chance in the affairs of life; the unforeseen and unestimated conitions considered as a force shaping events; fortune; esp., opposing circumstances against which it is useless to struggle; as, fate was, or the fates were, against him.
- The three goddesses, Clotho, Lachesis, and Atropos, sometimes called the Destinies, or Parcaewho were supposed to determine the course of human life. They are represented, one as holding the distaff, a second as spinning, and the third as cutting off the thread.
Meaning of 'fate' (Princeton's WordNet)
1. fate [ n]
[ n]Meaning (1):
- the ultimate agency regarded as predetermining the course of events (often personified as a woman)
- the ultimate agency regarded as predetermining the course of events (often personified as a woman)
Example in sentence:
- we are helpless in the face of destiny
Meaning (2):
- your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)
- your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)
Example in sentence:
- a victim of circumstances;
- deserved a better fate;
- has a happy lot;
- success that was her portion;
- the luck of the Irish;
- whatever my fortune may be
2. fate [ v]
[ v]Meaning (3):
- decree or designate beforehand
- decree or designate beforehand
Example in sentence:
- She was destined to become a great pianist
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