fate

• Substantiv, das eine Macht oder einen Faktor bezeichnet, die bzw. der Ereignisse im Voraus bestimmt, oder den unvermeidlichen Ausgang des Lebens oder einer Situation eines Menschen.

A noun referring to a power or force that predetermines events, or the inevitable outcome of a person's life or situation.

1. Predetermined destinyB2formal

   The development of events beyond a person's control, regarded as determined by a supernatural power.

   Schicksal

   • He believed it was his fate to become a leader.
   • She accepted her fate with grace and courage.
   • The ancient Greeks often wrote about fate and destiny.

   Synonymedestinydoomfortunekismetlotportionpredestinationprovidencewyrd

   Antonymeagencyautonomychoicefree will

2. B2formal

   The final outcome or end result of a situation or series of events.

   Schicksal

   • The fate of the missing hikers remains unknown.
   • The company's fate was decided by the board of directors.
   • The fate of the project depends on the funding.

   Synonymeconsequencedenouementendissueoutcomeresultupshot

• Verb, das ausdrückt, dass etwas durch das Schicksal vorherbestimmt wird, oft im passiven oder literarischen Sinne.

A verb used to indicate the act of being destined or predetermined by fate, often in a passive or literary sense.

1. Destine or predetermineB2formal

   To be destined or predetermined to happen, often in a negative or unavoidable way.

   Vorbestimmen

   • The hero was fated to die in the final battle.
   • Their love was fated to end in tragedy.
   • The project was fated from the start due to lack of funding.

   Synonymedecreedestinedoomforeordainordainpredestinepredeterminepreordain