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Meaning of fate | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1 Frequent
feɪt

Definitions

  1. The presumed cause, force, principle, or divine will that predetermines events.
    countable, uncountable
  2. The presumed cause, force, principle, or divine will that predetermines events
  3. Any one of the Fates.
  4. the belief that fate controls everything, and man cannot change it. fatalisme جَبْرِيَّه، مَذْهب القَضاء والقَدَر фатализъм fatalismo fatalismus der Fatalismus fatalisme μοιρολατρίαfatalismo fatalism جبر گرایی fatalismi fatalisme פָטָלִיזם भाग्यवाद, देववाद fatalizam fatalizmus fatalisme forlagatrú, örlagatrú fatalismo 運命論 운명론 fatalizmas fatālisms fatalisme fatalismeskjebnetro, fatalisme fatalizm دجبر عقيده، جبرى مذهب داسى عقيده چه وايى ددنيا پيښى په ازل كى ټاكل شوې دى او دانسان زيار او اراده ...
  5. The effect, consequence, outcome, or inevitable events predetermined by this cause.
    countable, uncountable
  6. The effect, consequence, outcome, or inevitable events predetermined by this cause
  7. A personification of fate (the cause that predetermines events).
  8. a person who believes in fatalism. He is a complete fatalist – he just accepts everything that happens to him. fatalis جَبْري، مُؤْمِن بالقَضاء والقَدَر фаталист fatalista fatalista der Fatalist fatalist μοιρολάτρης fatalista fatalist آدم جبر گرا fatalisti fatalisteפטליסט भाग्यवादी fatalist fatalista fatalis forlagatrúarmaður fatalista 運命論者 운명론자 fatalistas fatālists fatalis fatalist fatalist fatalista دجبر پرخوا fatalista fatalist фаталист fatalista fatalist fatalista fatalist คนที่เชื่อในโชค...
  9. An event or a situation which is inevitable in the fullness of time.
    countable, uncountable
  10. An event or a situation which is inevitable in the fullness of time
  11. fatalisties جَبْري، قَدَري фаталистичен fatalista fatalistický fatalistisch fatalistisk μοιρολατρικόςfatalista fatalistlik معتقد به قضا و قدر fatalistinen fatalisteפטליסטי भाग्यवादी fatalistican fatalisztikus fatalistis forlagatrúar fatalistico 宿命論の 운명론의 fatališkas fatālistisks fatalistik fatalistisch fatalistisk, skjebnetro fatalistyczny جبرى fatalista fatalist фаталистический fatalistický fatalističen fatalistički fatalistisk ที่เป็นไปตามโชคชะตาว่ามนุษย์ไม่สามารถเปลี่ยนแปลงโชคชะตาได้ herşey...
  12. Destiny; often with a connotation of death, ruin, misfortune, etc.
    countable, uncountable
  13. Destiny; often with a connotation of death, ruin, misfortune, etc
  14. controlled or intended by fate. He seemed fated to arrive late wherever he went. bestem, voorbeskik, gedoem مَحْتوم، مُقَدَّر، مَكْتوب предопределен destinado předurčený vom Schicksal bestimmt forudbestemt γραφτός, καταδικασμένος predestinado saatuse poolt ettemääratud مقدر kohtalon sanelema destiné בְּיָד הַגוֹרָל भाग्य में लिखा हुआ predodređen, (do)sudđen végzetes ditakdirkan örlagabundinn; á valdi örlaganna; fyrirfram ákveðinn destinato 運命づけられている 숙명적인 pasmerktas nolemts ditakdirkan bestemd...
  15. Alternative letter-case form of Fate (one of the goddesses said to control the destiny of human beings).
    alt-of, countable, uncountable
  16. Alternative letter-case form of Fate (one of the goddesses said to control the destiny of human beings)
  17. involving important decisions, results etc. At last the fateful day arrived. noodlottig, beslissend حاسِم، مَصيري съдбовен fatal osudný verhängnisvoll skæbnesvanger κρίσιμος, μοιραίοςfatídico saatuslik سرنوشت ساز kohtalokas fatidiqueגורלי भाग्य निर्णाय, महत्वपूर्ण sudbonosan, (zlo)koban végzetes menentukan örlagaríkur, afdrifaríkur fatidico 運命を決する 결정적으로 중요한 lemtingas liktenīgs; izšķirošs penentuan gewichtigskjebnesvanger, avgjørende rozstrzygający, decydujący ويرجن، بدمرغه fatal fatidic судьб...
    etc
  18. The products of a chemical reaction in their final form in the biosphere.
    countable, uncountable
  19. destino.
  20. The mature endpoint of a region, group of cells or individual cell in an embryo, including all changes leading to that mature endpoint
    countable, uncountable
  21. The supposed force, principle, or power that predetermines events: Fate did not favor his career.
  22. The inevitable events predestined by this force: It was her fate to marry a lout.
  23. Fates Greek & Roman Mythology The three goddesses, Clotho, Lachesis, and Atropos, who control human destiny. Used with the.
    Greek & Roman Mythology
  24. the ultimate agency that predetermines the course of events

Equivalents

Azərbaycanca bəxt nəsib qədər tale
Беларуская доля лес
བོད་སྐད ལས
Català destí fat
Čeština osud předurčit štěstěna sudba úděl
Cymraeg tynged
Dansk skæbne
Esperanto destino fatalo fortuno sorto
Español azar destinación destino fátum hado sino
Eesti saatus
Euskara halabehar
Français destin Destinée fate fate sort
Gaeilge cinniúint
Galego destino fado sorte
עברית גורל מזל מכתוב פור
Magyar sors
Հայերեն բախտ ճակատագիր
Íslenska örlög
Italiano destino fate fate fato sorte
Кыргызча тагдыр
Latina fātum fatus pars sors
Lietuvių likimas
Latviešu liktenis
Македонски судбина
മലയാളം വിധി
Монгол үхэл
Bahasa Melayu nasib takdir
Malti destin
မြန်မာဘာသာ ကြမ္မာ
Nederlands beschikking lot
Português destino fado fate sina
Slovenščina usoda
Shqip fat gullmë
Svenska ode öde skickelse
Kiswahili majaliwa
Türkmençe nesibe takdyr täleý ykbal
Tagalog tadhana
ئۇيغۇرچە تەقدىر
Українська до́ля льос мойра тала́н
Oʻzbekcha qismat taqdir

Examples

“Captain Edward Carlisle[…]felt a curious sensation of helplessness seize upon him as he met her steady gaze,[…]; he could not tell what this prisoner might do. He cursed the fate which had assigned such a duty, cursed especially that fate which forced a gallant soldier to meet so superb a woman as this under handicap so hard.”
“Accept your fate.”
“It’s important to research chemical fate because chemical fate is the best tool we have for understanding and managing human health risks or environmental damage caused by chemical release.”

CEFR level

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This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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