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    [Noun]  | "fate" | \ ˈfāt \


    1: the will or principle or determining cause by which things in general are believed to come to be as they are or events to happen as they do : destiny

    2: an inevitable and often adverse outcome, condition, or end

    3: disaster; especially : death


    Origin: 14th century ;

     Middle English, from Middle French or Latin; Middle French, from Latin fatum, literally, what has been spoken, from neuter of fatus, past participle of fari to speak {mat|ban:1|};

    [Verb]  | "fate" 


    1: destine; also : doom


    Origin: 1601 ;

     See: ;

    [Noun phrase]  | "a fate worse than death" 


    1: something worse than dying

    [Idiom]  | "cheat fate" 


    1: to take a risk hoping to be lucky

    [Idiom]  | "meet one's fate" 


    1: to die

    [Idiom]  | "seal someone's fate" 


    1: to make the future that someone will have certain

    [Idiom]  | "tempt fate" 


    1: to do something that is very risky or dangerous

    [Noun]  | "fate" 


    1: a state or end that seemingly has been decided beforehand;


      * e.g., " ... the belief that it was this country's fate to extend from sea to sea "





    2: a condition or occurrence traceable to a cause;


      * e.g., " ... the fate of the presidential election hinged on a few thousand votes in a single state "





    3: the permanent stopping of all the vital bodily activities;


      * e.g., " ... he met his fate in a tragic highway accident "



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    [Verb]  | "fate" 


    1: to determine the fate of in advance;


      * e.g., " ... the warning that the lack of an advanced education will fate a person to a lifetime of below-average earnings "



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     [ "fate" ]

    1: When something is meant to be.

      * e.g.,  ... They are meant to be! It's fate! They're gonna pull a Will and Melissa 


     [ "fate" ]

    2: Signs keep on leading to the person.

     [ "fate" ]

    1: The series of events that has taken place from the beginning of time and will be that way until the end of it. Everything in the future can be known if you know everything about the present. That's because every single thing happens for a reason, specifically some factor of the past. I am writing this definition because I was bored. I was bored because there was nothing to do. There was nothing to do because no one was home and/or online to talk to. etc. Absolutely every single event is predictable through cause and effect. If you knew absolutely every single factor effecting a situation, then you would know exactly what the outcome would be. Whatever the universe was created by, the very first event that started it started a chain reaction that will last forever through the magic of cause and effect. Blah. I'm rambiling. If you don't know what I'm talking about by now then meh.

      * e.g.,  ... Almost the only thing that could contradict fate is if you believe in true free will. I personally don't. Nobody has free will. All your actions are determined by your personality and experiences. Your personality comes from your parents. Your experiences come from the outside world. Your parents and the outside world came from the creation of the universe. So if "God" or what have you, knew exactly everything about what he was creating, then how could he not know exactly every single thing that people would do and how the future would unfold? So if it's possible to predict the future without error by knowing everything about the present, then wouldn't fate have to be true? Actually, I wouldn't mind getting emailed if someone wants to argue with me or something =P lol 

     [ "fate" ]

    1: 1) Alternate name for coincidence or a chance meeting.

      * e.g.,  ... "Fate led him to us." 


     [ "fate" ]

    2: 2) As above, but used by scientists mockingly: "It was fate that the lines of the graph crossed!"

      * e.g.,  ... "It was fate that caused me to cross paths with Michelle that day." 


     [ "fate" ]

    3: 3) An unseeable force that controls all our actions; often linked to god(s) and predecision.

      * e.g.,  ... "My fate is to die alone." 


     [ "fate" ]

    4: 4) The end of your life, or your "purpose" in life.

     [ "fate" ]

    1: Something you can't run from. It controls when you die and when you are born.

      * e.g.,  ... Fate controls us. 

     [ "fate" ]

    1: -an act of God -divine intervention

      * e.g.,  ... That wasn't coincidence that was fate you atheist faggot. 

     [ "fate" ]

    1: n. an engagement to go out socially with another person, often out of unspoken or unknown romantic interest.

      * e.g.,  ... "Dude, I saw you with that special someone yesterday. Are y'all dating yet?" 


     [ "fate" ]

    2: intr. v. (rare) fated: to go or meet on fates

      * e.g.,  ... "No, we're fated, but I can't tell if she's into me." 


     [ "fate" ]

    3: They were fated.

      * e.g.,  ... "How long have y'all been fated?" 


     [ "fate" ]

    4: (fake date)

      * e.g.,  ... "Not long. Yesterday was only our third fate." 

     [ "fate" ]

    1: 1)the series of events that`s supposed to happen to you. when messed with, can recieve consequences or will do nothing whatsoever unless taunted everyday.

      * e.g.,  ... "fate is one long railroad track. whenever you jump out of a train and onto a new one, you`ll always end up on the same track." --arianne (aka me) 


     [ "fate" ]

    2: 2)a sister of karma, daughter of time.

     [ "fate" ]

    1: A beautiful girl that will spend her time trying to make people that seem sad happy again . she puts aside her feeling to help others . Shes an amazing thoughtful beautiful carding girl and once your able to call her yours I wouldn't let her because you'll never find someone better...

      * e.g.,  ... Guy: wow fates beautiful 

     [ "fate" ]

    1: serendipity love and fate

      * e.g.,  ... a chance meeting of two individuals, meant to be together. 

     [ "fate" ]

    1: the rationlization for when bad things happen to you (ie: being dumped, etc.)

      * e.g.,  ... jenna: he dumped me and i want him back 

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