Fates

British  

/ feɪts /

plural noun

1. Greek myth the three goddesses who control the destinies of the lives of man, which are likened to skeins of thread that they spin, measure out, and at last cut See Atropos Clotho Lachesis

2. Norse myth the Norns See Norn 1

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Example Sentences

Like the memory books she describes, Ms. Ziegelman chronicles the journeys of those family members who found their way to the U.S., as well as the fates of those who remained.

From The Wall Street Journal

From then, both their fates became linked to Chávez and his political movement, known as Chavismo.

From BBC

In the end, however, their political fates were the same.

From Los Angeles Times

For more than a century, the Greenwoods’ lives and fates were entwined with the trees they fought to exploit or protect.

From Los Angeles Times

For the next 15 minutes, he was unsure of their fates.

From The Wall Street Journal