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Fate is defined as forces outside of your control that make things happen.

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An example of fate is when you miss your bus and meet the person who will turn out to be your spouse while you are standing on the platform waiting on the next bus.

See fate in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

the power or agency supposed to determine the outcome of events before they occur; destiny
1. something inevitable, supposedly determined by this power
2. what happens or has happened to a person or entity; lot; fortune
final outcome
death; destruction; doom
any of the three Fates

Origin: ME < L fatum, prophetic declaration, oracle < neut. pp. of fari, to speak: see fame

transitive verb fated, fating

to destine: now usually in the passive

See fate in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

a. The supposed force, principle, or power that predetermines events.
b. The inevitable events predestined by this force.
A final result or consequence; an outcome.
Unfavorable destiny; doom.
Fates Greek & Roman Mythology The three goddesses, Clotho, Lachesis, and Atropos, who control human destiny. Used with the.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English

Origin: , from Old French fat

Origin: , from Latin fātum, prophecy, doom

Origin: , from

Origin: neuter past participle of fārī, to speak; see bhā-² in Indo-European roots

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