fate
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- pronunciation:
- feIt
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun), Word History
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noun |
| definition 1: |
the power that some people believe decides what will happen in life.
Fate was on her side when she won the contest.- synonyms:
- chance, luck
- similar words:
- hazard
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| definition 2: |
what happens to someone or something in the end.
No one discovered the fate of the famous painting after it was stolen.- similar words:
- chance, lack, lot
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| related words: |
accident, luck |
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Fate is from a Latin word that means "thing spoken by the gods."