| word | fate |
|---|---|
| definition | noun Fate is a power that some people believe controls and decides everything that happens, in a way that cannot be prevented or changed. You can also refer to the fates . I see no use quarrelling with fate. ...the fickleness of fate. It was just one of those times when you wonder whether the fates conspire against you. A person's or thing's fate is what happens to them. The Russian Parliament will hold a special session later this month to decide his fate. He seems for a moment to be again holding the fate of the country in his hands. The Casino, where she had often danced, had suffered a similar fate. ...the terrible fate awaiting humanity. |
| inflections | fates |
| cefr-level | C1 |
Tags: oxford5k::cefr-level:c1
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