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The presumed cause, force, principle, or divine will that predetermines events. / The effect, consequence, outcome, or inevitable events predetermined by this cause.

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fate

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Source Word

fate

IPA(Pronunciation)

/feɪt/

Noun

countable uncountable alt-of

Japanese Meaning

運命：予め定められた出来事や結末、特に神や不可抗力によって決定された必然の流れを指す。 / 宿命：個人や世界の事柄における変えがたい、あらかじめ決められた結果や結末。 / 定め：出来事が必然的に生じる原因や力、原理。

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She refused to accept that fate had decided her path and chose to forge her own future.

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彼女は運命が自分の進路を決めたと受け入れることを拒み、自分自身で未来を切り開くことを選んだ。

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Sense（1）

The presumed cause, force, principle, or divine will that predetermines events.

Captain Edward Carlisle[…]felt a curious sensation of helplessness seize upon him as he met her steady gaze,[…]; he could not tell what this prisoner might do. He cursed the fate which had assigned such a duty, cursed especially that fate which forced a gallant soldier to meet so superb a woman as this under handicap so hard.

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Sense（2）

The effect, consequence, outcome, or inevitable events predetermined by this cause.

Sense（3）

An event or a situation which is inevitable in the fullness of time.

Sense（4）

Destiny; often with a connotation of death, ruin, misfortune, etc.

Accept your fate.

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Sense（5）

(mythology) Alternative letter-case form of Fate (one of the goddesses said to control the destiny of human beings).

Sense（6）

(biochemistry) The products of a chemical reaction in their final form in the biosphere.

It’s important to research chemical fate because chemical fate is the best tool we have for understanding and managing human health risks or environmental damage caused by chemical release.

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