fate

CEFRC1

/feɪt/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    The events that are believed to happen to someone in the future.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    An event or a situation which is inevitable in the fullness of time.

Examples

  • It is no use quarreling with fate.

  • The fate of the three men is unknown.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
4
Synonyms
5

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. The effect, consequence, outcome, or inevitable events predetermined by this cause.

  2. The presumed cause, force, principle, or divine will that predetermines events.

  3. Destiny; often with a connotation of death, ruin, misfortune, etc.

More examples

In context

  • A terrible fate awaited him.

  • The oracle's prediction fated Oedipus to kill his father; not all his striving could change what would occur.

  • Accept your fate.

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Origin

noun

From Middle English fate, from Latin fāta (“prediction”), plural of fātum, from fātus (“spoken”), from for (“to speak”). In this sense, displaced native Old English wyrd, whence Modern English weird.