fated

[ fey-tid ]

/ ˈfeɪ tɪd /

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adjective

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

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Origin of fated

First recorded in 1595–1605; fate + -ed³

OTHER WORDS FROM fated

un·fat·ed, adjective

Words nearby fated

fat cell, fat chance, Fat City, fat depot, fate, fated, fateful, fate map, Fates, fat farm, fat-finger

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How to use fated in a sentence

Country First was more than a slogan for John McCain’s ill-fated 2008 presidential bid.
Cindy McCain Opens Up — On Her Terms|Philip Elliott|April 27, 2021|Time
There was the ill-fated reelection campaign of Senator Kay Hagan in North Carolina, who lost to Republican Thom Tillis.
Latinos Aren’t a ‘Cheap Date’ for Democrats Anymore|Ruben Navarrette Jr.|November 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Fated to die in the end like all the others he describes himself as “the saddest man in the world… infinitely sad.”
How Hitch & Amis Discovered Evil In My House|Peter Foges|September 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Perry has associated with Barbour since at least 2012, when Barbour served on his ill-fated but memorable presidential campaign.
Tea Party Unloads on 'Complete Imbecile' Rick Perry|Olivia Nuzzi|September 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST

This appears to glorify a crime,” said Cheek, “as does the apparent emphasis on their illegal and ill-fated invasion.
The Never-Ending Falklands War: In Buenos Aires, A Museum's Selective History|Michael Luongo|August 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Republicans cast her ill-fated health care policy task force as a “shadow government.”
Everyone Sees the Hillary They Want to See|Eleanor Clift|June 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST
"It is ill-fated;" and Alessandro blamed himself for having forgotten her only association with the name.
Ramona|Helen Hunt Jackson
How little did she realize the long drawn-out agony that was even then beginning for her sisters in that ill-fated entrenchment!
The Red Year|Louis Tracy
Then we were again in motion, and the ill-fated town of Karinjah, now a heap of smouldering ruins, was soon far behind us.
Confessions of a Thug|Philip Meadows Taylor
Strange calumnies still rest upon this queen, all of whose actions were fated to be misjudged.
Catherine de' Medici|Honore de Balzac
I was one of the 109 Union officers who passed through the tunnel, and one of the ill-fated 48 that were retaken.
Famous Adventures And Prison Escapes of the Civil War|Various

British Dictionary definitions for fated

fated

/ (ˈfeɪtɪd) /

adjective

destined

doomed to death or destruction

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Origin of fated

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