Fate | Mean of fate in English Dictionary

/ˈfeɪt/

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