fate 
/ˈfeɪt/ noun
plural fates /ˈfeɪt/ noun 1 [noncount] : a power that is believed to control what happens in the future
▪ They thought they would never see each other again, but fate brought them back together. ▪ a surprising turn/twist/quirk of fate 2 [count] : the things that will happen to a person or thing : the future that someone or something will have
▪ The boy disappeared, and his fate was unknown [=no one knew what happened to him] for many years. ▪ Exile was his fate. = It was his fate to be exiled. [=he was exiled] ▪ The two companies suffered a common fate. [=the same thing happened to both companies] ▪ One company went bankrupt, and a similar fate befell the other. ▪ her sad/unhappy/tragic fate ▪ Congress will decide the bill's fate tomorrow. [=will vote to accept or reject the bill tomorrow] ▪ Her fate was sealed by the marriage arrangement made in her youth. ▪ She regarded poverty as a fate worse than death. [=as worse than dying] ▪ Like his father, he met his fate [=he died] on the battlefield. synonyms destiny
▪ They thought they would never see each other again, but fate brought them back together. ▪ a surprising turn/twist/quirk of fate
▪ The boy disappeared, and his fate was unknown [=no one knew what happened to him] for many years. ▪ Exile was his fate. = It was his fate to be exiled. [=he was exiled] ▪ The two companies suffered a common fate. [=the same thing happened to both companies] ▪ One company went bankrupt, and a similar fate befell the other. ▪ her sad/unhappy/tragic fate ▪ Congress will decide the bill's fate tomorrow. [=will vote to accept or reject the bill tomorrow] ▪ Her fate was sealed by the marriage arrangement made in her youth. ▪ She regarded poverty as a fate worse than death. [=as worse than dying] ▪ Like his father, he met his fate [=he died] on the battlefield. synonyms destiny
tempt fate — see tempt
