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# fate

noun (fate, fates)

«fate» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Fate is a power that some people believe decides what will happen in the future. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fate/#m1)
2. A person's or thing's fate is what happens to them in the end, often something bad. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fate/#m2)

### In the lessons

In stories, fate makes characters meet or decides how things end: «It was fate.» In history: «the fate of the ship» means what happened to it. Phrases: tempt fate (take a silly risk), a twist of fate, seal someone's fate.

### Examples

- They believed it was fate that brought them together. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fate/#x1)
- Nobody knows the fate of the lost explorers. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fate/#x2)
- The judge would decide his fate. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fate/#x3)
- Don't tempt fate by saying we'll win easily! [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fate/#x4)
- By a twist of fate, they met again years later. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fate/#x5)
- The fate of the old tree was decided by the council. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fate/#x6)
- The merchants now mourned their fate. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fate/#x7)

### Note

Homophone: «fête» (a fair or party, especially in the UK), which sounds the same. «Fate» is often about something serious or sad; «luck» is about chance in small things.

## In Jewish tradition

Interpretation: Jewish tradition says people have free will and that God guides the world. So "fate" is not a ruler over people in the way some ancient peoples thought. In the primary lessons: In stories, fate makes characters meet or decides how things end: «It was fate.» In history: «the fate of the ship» means what happened to it. Phrases: tempt fate (take a silly risk), a twist of fate, seal someone's fate.

### Note

Homophone: «fête» (a fair or party, especially in the UK), which sounds the same. «Fate» is often about something serious or sad; «luck» is about chance in small things.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «fate» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fate/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«fate» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/fate.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «fate» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/fate/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«fate» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/fate.html) on Mova free.