fated

[ fey-tid ]

/ ˈfeɪ tɪd /

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adjective

subject to, guided by, or predetermined by fate; destined.

Nearby words

fatback, fatbody, fate, fate map, fate worse than death, a, fated, fateful, fates, fath, fath., fathead

Origin of fated

First recorded in 1595–1605; fate + -ed³

Related forms

un·fat·ed, adjective

Definition for fated (2 of 2)

fate

[ feyt ]

/ feɪt /

noun

something that unavoidably befalls a person; fortune; lot: It is always his fate to be left behind.

the universal principle or ultimate agency by which the order of things is presumably prescribed; the decreed cause of events; time: Fate decreed that they would never meet again.

that which is inevitably predetermined; destiny: Death is our ineluctable fate.

a prophetic declaration of what must be: The oracle pronounced their fate.

death, destruction, or ruin.

the Fates, Classical Mythology. the three goddesses of destiny, known to the Greeks as the Moerae and to the Romans as the Parcae.

verb (used with object), fat·ed, fat·ing.

to predetermine, as by the decree of fate; destine (used in the passive): a person who was fated to be the savior of the country.

Origin of fate

1325–75; Middle English < Latin fātum utterance, decree of fate, destiny, orig. neuter of fātus, past participle of fārī to speak

SYNONYMS FOR fate

1 karma, kismet; chance, luck. Fate, destiny, doom refer to the idea of a fortune, usually adverse, that is predetermined and inescapable. The three words are frequently interchangeable. Fate stresses the irrationality and impersonal character of events: It was Napoleon's fate to be exiled. The word is often lightly used, however: It was my fate to meet her that very afternoon. Destiny emphasizes the idea of an unalterable course of events, and is often used of a propitious fortune: It was his destiny to save his nation. Doom especially applies to the final ending, always unhappy or terrible, brought about by destiny or fate: He met his doom bravely.

7 foreordain, preordain.

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Can be confused

fate fete (see synonym study at the current entry)

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Examples from the Web for fated

Fated to die in the end like all the others he describes himself as “the saddest man in the world… infinitely sad.”
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All of which raises the question, is the era of free capital movement just a bubble, fated to end one of these years, maybe soon?
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Nor is it fated that Israelis and Palestinians on both sides of the border live in perpetual fear.
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Today, they have shown their detractors that they are not fated to live under the rule of strongmen.
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Yiyun Li is a phenomenal writer whose rapid if convoluted rise to literary prominence seems both accidental and fated.
China's Chekhov|Jane Ciabattari|September 22, 2010|DAILY BEAST
"What is fated no man can avoid," said the king, heroically.
Historic Tales, vol 10 (of 15)|Charles Morris
All was kept secret, but after the fated day had passed, she married a second time, and appeared to enter on a new lease of life.
Real Ghost Stories|William T. Stead
The will bridges the chasm between man and brute, and frees the fated creature he were else.
Concord Days|A. Bronson Alcott
One by one Kenny was fated to solve his mysteries when he wanted to keep them.
Kenny|Leona Dalrymple
There was something almost terrible in the furious career of the big boy as he bore down on the fated goal.
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British Dictionary definitions for fated (1 of 2)

fated

/ (ˈfeɪtɪd) /

adjective

destined

doomed to death or destruction

British Dictionary definitions for fated (2 of 2)

fate

/ (feɪt) /

noun

the ultimate agency that predetermines the course of events

the inevitable fortune that befalls a person or thing; destiny

the end or final result

a calamitous or unfavourable outcome or result; death, destruction, or downfall

verb

(tr; usually passive) to predetermine; doomhe was fated to lose the game

Word Origin for fate

C14: from Latin fātum oracular utterance, from fārī to speak

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Idioms and Phrases with fated

fate

In addition to the idioms beginning with fate

fate worse than death, a

also see:

seal one's fate
tempt fate