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Word entry · 4 letters

fate

Best crossword clue

"Future beyond control"

4 letters · collected on this word page

4 lettersPronunciation /feɪt/Part of speech verb, nounSorted aeftStarts with FEnds with E4 cluesVery common crossword word
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Definitions

  1. decree or designate beforehand

Word origin

From Middle English fate, from Latin fāta (“prediction”), plural of fātum, from fātus (“spoken”), from for (“to speak”). In this sense, displaced native Old English wyrd, whence Modern English weird.

Used in a sentence

  • Accept your fate.
  • 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.
  • The oracle's prediction fated Oedipus to kill his father; not all his striving could change what would occur.

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Used as a crossword answer4 curated clues

01Future beyond control4 letters
02Future decided by chance4 letters
03What the future holds4 letters
04Destiny4 letters

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