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# it wasn't meant to be

phrase (fixed sentence)

«it wasn't meant to be» in the English dictionary: in the primary school — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## In the primary school

Source: Mova's pupils' dictionary. Licence: [Elamur Cosmic License](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/docs/LICENSE/). Reviewed: the dictionary the pupils of Mova's primary school read; its examples quote the lessons and public-domain tales. Ships with Mova.

### Meaning

(euphemism, everyday) it failed or did not happen, and it was not your fault — a comforting phrase.

### In the lessons

Used to comfort someone after a lost chance, a break-up, a failed plan or a sad loss; it suggests fate. Register: everyday, kind; all regions.

### Examples

- We didn't get the house — it wasn't meant to be.
- Chat: missed the concert tickets by one second, wasn't meant to be
- They broke up, but maybe it wasn't meant to be.
- The team lost the final; it just wasn't meant to be.
- Mum hugged me and said the puppy wasn't meant to be ours.
- I wanted to be a pilot, but it wasn't meant to be.

### Note

It can sound kind, but also like giving up too fast. It does not mean someone «meant» it in the sense of saying it. Plain words: it failed, and it wasn't your fault.