fate
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- pronunciation:
- feIt
- features:
- Word History
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
Fate is something outside the human world. It is a certain power that is often believed to decide what will happen in human life or history.
Ellen said that fate was on her side when she was not hit by the tree the falling tree.The couple quickly fell in love and believed it was fate that brought them together.- synonyms:
- chance, fortune, luck
- similar words:
- hazard
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| definition 2: |
Fate is something that has been decided by this outside power and cannot be changed.
Even as a little girl, Anna knew it was her fate to become a great writer.- synonyms:
- destiny, fortune
- similar words:
- lot
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| definition 3: |
Fate is what happens to someone or something in the end.
I stayed up late to finish this book because I wanted to know the fate of all the characters.No one discovered the fate of the famous painting after it was stolen.- synonyms:
- fortune, prospects
- similar words:
- chance, destiny, lack, lot, outcome
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| related words: |
accident, fortune, luck |
Fate is from a Latin word that means "thing spoken by the gods."