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fate

UK
/feɪt/
US
/feɪt/

Translations

fatenoun
fates
pl
Many people believe that fate brought them together.
Beaucoup de gens croient que le destin les a réunis.
Additional translations
sortSurtout dans le sens de destin personnel, d’issue inévitable.
fatalitéPour l’idée de puissance ou de nécessité inexorable qui gouverne les événements.
Synonyms
destiny
fortune
lot
kismet
doom
predestination
chance
serendipity
fateverb
fated
Past Simple
fated
Past Participle
fating
Gerund
UK
/feɪt/
US
/feɪt/
The tragic end of the hero was fated from the beginning of the story.
La fin tragique du héros était destinée dès le début de l’histoire.
Additional translations
condamnerQuand le verbe exprime une issue inévitablement négative.
Synonyms
doom
destine
predestine
foreordain
ordain
sentence
consign
assign
allot
earmark
determine
set apart
decree
Fatesnoun

fate

fates
pl
le destinEmploi courant pour exprimer le destin, la destinée, ce qui est censé être fixé d’avance.
Many people believe that the fates have a hand in shaping their lives.
Beaucoup de gens croient que le destin joue un rôle dans leur vie.
Additional translations
la fatalitéNuance plus littéraire ou philosophique pour une force inexorable qui détermine les événements.
les destinsAu pluriel, pour parler des destins ou des issues prédéterminées de plusieurs personnes ou personnages.
Synonyms
destinies
fortunes
fates
outcomes
results
karmas
lot
future
providence

Definitions

fatenoun
The development of events beyond a person's control, regarded as determined by a supernatural power.
Many people believe that fate brought them together.
The inevitable outcome or destiny of a person or thing.
The fate of the ancient city was sealed when the volcano erupted.
A power that is believed to control what happens in the future.
He resigned himself to his fate, knowing he could not change the outcome.
fateverb
To predetermine or decide the outcome of something in advance, often implying that the outcome is inevitable or unavoidable.
The tragic end of the hero was fated from the beginning of the story.
Fatesnoun
The power or agency that predetermines and orders the course of events.
Many people believe that the fates have a hand in shaping their lives.
Destinies or outcomes that are regarded as predetermined and inevitable.
The fates of the characters in the novel were sealed from the beginning.
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