fate

Everyday

1. Fate is a power that some people believe decides what will happen in the future. tree →
2. A person's or thing's fate is what happens to them in the end, often something bad. tree →

In the lessons

In stories, fate makes characters meet or decides how things end: «It was fate.» In history: «the fate of the ship» means what happened to it. Phrases: tempt fate (take a silly risk), a twist of fate, seal someone's fate.

Examples

• They believed it was fate that brought them together. tree →
• Nobody knows the fate of the lost explorers. tree →
• The judge would decide his fate. tree →
• Don't tempt fate by saying we'll win easily! tree →
• By a twist of fate, they met again years later. tree →
• The fate of the old tree was decided by the council. tree →
• The merchants now mourned their fate. tree →

Note

Homophone: «fête» (a fair or party, especially in the UK), which sounds the same. «Fate» is often about something serious or sad; «luck» is about chance in small things.

In Jewish tradition

Interpretation: Jewish tradition says people have free will and that God guides the world. So "fate" is not a ruler over people in the way some ancient peoples thought. In the primary lessons: In stories, fate makes characters meet or decides how things end: «It was fate.» In history: «the fate of the ship» means what happened to it. Phrases: tempt fate (take a silly risk), a twist of fate, seal someone's fate.

Note

Homophone: «fête» (a fair or party, especially in the UK), which sounds the same. «Fate» is often about something serious or sad; «luck» is about chance in small things.