noun / verb
fate
FAYT/feɪt/
An outcome or course of events believed to be determined beyond human control.
The story presents the child's future crown as her fate.
Etymology
From “to speak,” Latin formed a word meaning “a thing spoken by the gods.” Such a divine declaration was understood as determining what must happen, giving fate its sense of a predetermined outcome.
In context
Tyler's fate hung in the balance his innocence or guilt hinging on the outcome of a trial that would determine the course of his life
More examples
- They wondered what fate awaited the missing ship.
- He believed they were fated to meet.
- The decision changed the fates of many families.
Forms
fate · fates · fated · fating