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A divine or supernatural force or will that predetermines events
“As fate would have it, Bill and Ted would go on an excellent adventure together.”
The outcome or inevitable events predetermined by a supernatural or divine will
“We have seen that inflation tells us nothing about the ultimate fate of the Universe.”
The inescapable death of a person
“They would all meet their fate together without the slightest of compassion from this monster.”
(the Fates, mythology) Three goddesses who presided over the birth and life of humans
“The Fates may decide that it is his time to pass.”
The cessation of life and all associated processes
That to which any person or thing is destined
The avenging or punishing of past mistakes or misdeeds
The way in which a person lives
The condition of being certain to happen
The doctrine that all events are subject to fate or inevitable necessity, or determined in advance in such a way that human beings cannot change them
Legal order to execute someone
The action or power of a cause, in producing its effect
A (typically unexpected) fortunate encounter or experience
A particular state, period, or condition in life
The conclusions to which any course or condition of things lead
(be fated) To determine, or doom to, the fate of in advance
“The lack of a healthy lifestyle could fate a person to a lifetime of medical concerns.”
(be fated) To be destined to happen or turn out in a particular way
“The food processor was fated to break down just like all the other cheap appliances we had purchased.”
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