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From Latin fata (neutral plural of fatum).
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fate (countable and uncountable; plural fates)
- The cause, force, principle, or divine will that predetermines events.
- The effect, consequence, outcome, or inevitable events predetermined by this cause.
- Destiny (perhaps connotes death, ruin, misfortune, etc.).
- Accept your fate.
- The three goddesses (The Fates) of classic European mythology who are said to control the fate of human beings.
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that which predetermines events
- Arabic: قسمة ar(ar) (qísma) f., مصير ar(ar) (maSiir) m., قدر ar(ar) (qádar) m.
- Armenian: ճակատագիր hy(hy) (č̣akatagir), բախտ hy(hy) (baxt)
- Belarusian: лёс be(be) (ljos) m.
- Bulgarian: съдба bg(bg) (sǎdba) f., участ bg(bg) (účast) f., орис bg(bg) (oris) f.
- Chinese:
- Mandarin: 命運 cmn(cmn), 命运 cmn(cmn) (mìngyùn), 氣數 cmn(cmn), 气数 cmn(cmn) (qìshu), 宿命 cmn(cmn) (sùmìng), 運命 cmn(cmn), 运命 cmn(cmn) (yùnmìng)
- Czech: osud cs(cs) m., úděl cs(cs) m.
- French: destin fr(fr) m., destinée fr(fr) f.
- Georgian: ბედი ka(ka)
- German: Schicksal de(de) (sud'bá) n., Los de(de) n., Geschick de(de) n.
- Greek: μοίρα el(el) (míra) f., ειμαρμένη el(el) (imarméni) f., πεπρωμένο el(el) (peproméno) n.
- Hebrew: מזל (he) (mazal) m.
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- Japanese: 運命 ja(ja) (うんめい, unmei), 宿命 ja(ja) (しゅくめい, shukumei)
- Korean: 운명 ko(ko) (unmyeong) (運命), 숙명 ko(ko) (sugmyeong) (宿命)
- Kurdish: چارهنووس ku(ku) (çarenus)
- Polish: los pl(pl) m., dola pl(pl) f., przeznaczenie pl(pl) n.
- Russian: судьба ru(ru) (sud'bá) f., доля ru(ru) (dólja) f., участь ru(ru) (účast') f., рок ru(ru) (rok) m., удел ru(ru) (udél) m.
- Serbian:
- Cyrillic: усуд m.
- Latin: usud m.
- Spanish: destino es(es) m., azar es(es) m.
- Swahili: majaliwa sw(sw)
- Ukrainian: доля uk(uk) (dólja) f., льос uk(uk) (l'os) m.
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destiny
- Ancient Greek: μοῖρα f.
- Arabic: قسمة ar(ar) (qísma) f., مصير ar(ar) (maSiir) m., قدر ar(ar) (qádar) m.
- Armenian: ճակատագիր hy(hy) (č̣akatagir)
- Basque: adur eu(eu), zori eu(eu)
- Belarusian: лёс be(be) (ljos) m.
- Bulgarian: съдба bg(bg) (sǎdba) f., участ bg(bg) (účast) f., орис bg(bg) (oris) f.
- Catalan: destí ca(ca) m., planeta ca(ca) f.
- Chinese:
- Mandarin: 命運 cmn(cmn), 命运 cmn(cmn) (mìngyùn), 氣數 cmn(cmn), 气数 cmn(cmn) (qìshu), 宿命 cmn(cmn) (sùmìng), 運命 cmn(cmn), 运命 cmn(cmn) (yùnmìng)
- Danish: skæbne da(da) c.
- Dutch: lot nl(nl) n.
- Estonian: saatus
- Finnish: kohtalo fi(fi)
- French: destin fr(fr) m., destinée fr(fr) f.
- German: Schicksal de(de) n.
- Greek: μοίρα el(el) f.
- Hebrew: מזל (he) (mazal) m.
- Hungarian: végzet hu(hu)
- Icelandic: örlög is(is) n. pl.
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- Italian: destino it(it) m., sorte it(it) f., fato it(it) m.
- Japanese: 運命 ja(ja) (うんめい, unmei), 宿命 ja(ja) (しゅくめい, shukumei)
- Korean: 숙명 ko(ko) (sugmyeong) (宿命), 운명 ko(ko) (unmyeong) (運命)
- Kurdish: چارهنووس ku(ku) (çarenus), قهزا و قهدهر ku(ku) (qeza u qeder)
- Macedonian: судбина mk(mk) (sùdbina) f., к’смет mk(mk) (k'smet) m.
- Norwegian: skjebne no(no) m.
- Old English: wyrd ang(ang) f.
- Polish: los pl(pl) m., przeznaczenie pl(pl) n.
- Portuguese: fado pt(pt) m., destino pt(pt) m., sorte pt(pt) f.
- Russian: судьба ru(ru) (sud'bá) f., доля ru(ru) (dólja) f., участь ru(ru) (účast') f., рок ru(ru) (rok) m., удел ru(ru) (udél) m.
- Serbian:
- Cyrilic: субда sr(sr) f., субдина sr(sr) f.
- Latin: sudba sr(sr) f., sudbina sr(sr) f.
- Slovene: usoda sl(sl) f.
- Spanish: destino es(es) m., azar es(es) m.
- Swahili: majaliwa sw(sw)
- Ukrainian: доля uk(uk) (dólja) f., льос uk(uk) (l'os) m.
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Infinitive
to fate
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Third person singular
fates
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Simple past
fated
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Past participle
fated
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Present participle
fating
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to fate (third-person singular simple present fates, present participle fating, simple past and past participle fated)
- (transitive, rare) To foreordain or predetermine, to make inevitable.
- The oracle's prediction fated Oedipus to kill his father, not all his striving could change what would occur.
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- In some uses this may imply it causes the inevitable event.
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- IPA: [ˈfaː.t̪e], /ˈfate/, SAMPA: /"fate/
- Hyphenation: fà‧te
fate
- Second-person plural indicative present of fare.
- Second-person plural imperative of fare.
fate f.
- Plural form of fata.
