fate
noun
something that unavoidably befalls a person; fortune; lot.
will fate
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future tenseof fate.future tense
Used to express actions, events, or states that have not yet occurred but are expected to happen.
Example Sentences
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While British Steel's future hangs in the balance, is this deja vu for Scunthorpe's steelworks - or will fate spell a different destiny for the plant?
From BBC ● May 21, 2019
A poet whose work is known for its distinctive musical quality, Voigt explores will, fate, and life cycles of the natural world.
From Washington Times ● Sep. 29, 2015
Strive as we will, fate can calmly defeat— What is to be, happens—and always will; Harry awoke, and stood up on his feet, And my heart leapt madly and then stood still.
From Harry by Fanny Wheeler Hart
Call it by what name you will, fate or fortune, did not Napoleon, the man of death and of action, and did not Swedenborg, the man of quietude and visions, acknowledge it?
From Checkmate by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu
No. 5.—But whatever will fate do with the nose of my Petrea?
From The Home by Mary (Mary Botham) Howitt
