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fates

fate
F f

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [feyt]
    • /feɪt/
    • /feɪt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [feyt]
    • /feɪt/

Definitions of fates word

  • noun fates something that unavoidably befalls a person; fortune; lot: It is always his fate to be left behind. 1
  • noun fates the universal principle or ultimate agency by which the order of things is presumably prescribed; the decreed cause of events; time: Fate decreed that they would never meet again. 1
  • noun fates that which is inevitably predetermined; destiny: Death is our ineluctable fate. 1
  • noun fates a prophetic declaration of what must be: The oracle pronounced their fate. 1
  • noun fates death, destruction, or ruin. 1
  • noun fates the Fates, Classical Mythology. the three goddesses of destiny, known to the Greeks as the Moerae and to the Romans as the Parcae. 1

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Origin of fates

First appearance:

before 1325
One of the 16% oldest English words
1325-75; Middle English < Latin fātum utterance, decree of fate, destiny, orig. neuter of fātus, past participle of fārī to speak

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Parts of speech for Fates

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

fates popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 99% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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Synonyms for fates

noun fates

  • destinies — Plural form of destiny.
  • chances — Plural form of chance.
  • dooms — very; extremely: used as a euphemism for damned.
  • lots — a river in S France, flowing W to the Garonne. 300 miles (480 km) long.
  • circumstances — someone's financial situation

verb fates

  • means — to have in mind as one's purpose or intention; intend: I meant to compliment you on your work. Synonyms: contemplate.

Antonyms for fates

noun fates

  • causes — a person or thing that acts, happens, or exists in such a way that some specific thing happens as a result; the producer of an effect: You have been the cause of much anxiety. What was the cause of the accident?
  • commencements — Plural form of commencement.
  • sources — any thing or place from which something comes, arises, or is obtained; origin: Which foods are sources of calcium?
  • misfortunes — adverse fortune; bad luck.

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