English noun: fate | |||
1. | fate (event) an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future | ||
Synonyms | destiny | ||
Broader (hypernym) | happening, natural event, occurrence, occurrent | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | day of reckoning, doom, doomsday, end of the world, inevitable, karma, kismat, kismet, predestination | ||
2. | fate (person) the ultimate agency regarded as predetermining the course of events (often personified as a woman) | ||
Samples | We are helpless in the face of destiny. | ||
Synonyms | destiny | ||
Broader (hypernym) | causal agency, causal agent, cause | ||
Part meronym | occult, supernatural | ||
3. | fate (state) your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you) | ||
Samples | Whatever my fortune may be. Deserved a better fate. Has a happy lot. The luck of the Irish. A victim of circumstances. Success that was her portion. | ||
Synonyms | circumstances, destiny, fortune, lot, luck, portion | ||
Broader (hypernym) | condition | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | bad luck, failure, good fortune, good luck, ill luck, luckiness, misfortune, providence, tough luck | ||
English verb: fate | |||
1. | fate (communication) decree or designate beforehand | ||
Samples | She was destined to become a great pianist. | ||
Synonyms | designate, destine, doom | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE | ||
Broader (hypernym) | ordain | ||