fate

  • 11fate — [fāt] n. [ME < L fatum, prophetic declaration, oracle < neut. pp. of fari, to speak: see FAME] 1. the power or agency supposed to determine the outcome of events before they occur; destiny 2. a) something inevitable, supposedly determined… …

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  • 12Fate — Fate, TX U.S. city in Texas Population (2000): 497 Housing Units (2000): 184 Land area (2000): 4.730197 sq. miles (12.251153 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.016616 sq. miles (0.043035 sq. km) Total area (2000): 4.746813 sq. miles (12.294188 sq. km)… …

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  • 13Fate, TX — U.S. city in Texas Population (2000): 497 Housing Units (2000): 184 Land area (2000): 4.730197 sq. miles (12.251153 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.016616 sq. miles (0.043035 sq. km) Total area (2000): 4.746813 sq. miles (12.294188 sq. km) FIPS code …

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  • 14fate — ► NOUN 1) the development of events outside a person s control, regarded as predetermined. 2) the course or inevitable outcome of a person s life. 3) (the Fates) Greek & Roman Mythology the three goddesses (Clotho, Lachesis, and Atropos) who… …

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  • 15fate — index end (termination), happenstance, predetermination, predetermine, prospect (outlook), quirk ( …

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  • 16fate — [n] predetermined course break, chance, circumstance, consequence, cup*, destination, destiny, divine will*, doom, effect, end, ending, fortune, future, handwriting on the wall*, horoscope, inescapableness, issue, karma, kismet, lot, luck, Moirai …

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  • 17fate — noun 1 sb/sth s future ADJECTIVE ▪ awful, grim, horrible, terrible ▪ cruel, unhappy ▪ What an unfortunate fate the gods had condemned her to …

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  • 18fate — noun 1 (C) the things that will happen to someone, especially unpleasant events: I wouldn t wish such a fate on my worst enemy. | sb s fate/the fate of sb: No one knows what the fate of the hostages will be. | seal/decide sb s fate (=make it… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 19fate — /fayt/, n., v., fated, fating. n. 1. something that unavoidably befalls a person; fortune; lot: It is always his fate to be left behind. 2. the universal principle or ultimate agency by which the order of things is presumably prescribed; the… …

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  • 20fate — 01. It seems to be her [fate] to die young. 02. Do you believe in [fate] or do you think that we alone control our destiny? 03. He talked again of that [fateful] evening when he when out for a walk, and ended up witnessing a murder. 04. The… …

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