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The definition of fateful is something that shows what will happen in the future, has important consequences, or is destined to happen.

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An example of fateful is looking at a mother who dropped out of high school to see what will happen to her young daughter if she also drops out of high school.
An example of fateful is the morning of September 11, 2001.

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See fateful in Webster's New World College Dictionary

adjective

revealing what is to come; prophetic
having important consequences; significant; decisive
controlled as if by fate
Obsolete bringing death or destruction

Related Forms:

fatefully adverb
fatefulness noun

See fateful in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective

Vitally affecting subsequent events; being of great consequence; momentous: a fateful decision to counterattack.
Controlled by or as if by fate; predetermined.
Bringing death or disaster; fatal.
Ominously prophetic; portentous: a fateful sign.

Related Forms:

fateˈful·ly adverb

fateˈful·ness noun

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