انگریزی

fate

gb/fˈeɪt/ us/fˈeɪt/
B1 انگریزی
~ 7900
معانی
0 معانی
اسم B1 entity
1

the inevitable future of someone

What will happen to someone or something in the future, especially when it is seen as something that cannot be changed.

استعمال کا انداز: [someone]'s fate; the fate of [someone/something]
عام غلطی:
Learners sometimes confuse "fate" with "faith" because they sound similar. "Fate" is about what will happen in the future; "faith" is about strong belief, especially in religion. Learners also sometimes use "fate" to mean a simple choice (e.g., *I will fate to go there*), but in English we say "I will choose" or "I will decide", not "fate".
ہم معنی الفاظ
destiny (Very close in meaning; often used when the future feels planned or meaningful rather than just fixed.) | lot (More informal and old-fashioned; suggests the situation life has given someone rather than a full future path.)
متضاد الفاظ
free will (Stresses the idea that people can choose their future instead of having it fixed in advance.) | choice (Focuses on the ability to actively decide what happens, the opposite of a fixed fate.)
لفظی تراکیب
someone's fate |the fate of |decide someone's fate |accept your fate |unknown fate |control your fate
موضوعات
life_events |philosophy |emotions |core_vocabulary
مثالیں
  • Some people believe that your fate is written before you are born.
  • He felt his fate lay in the city, not in the small village where he grew up.
  • The court's decision would determine the fate of thousands of workers.
  • No one knew what fate awaited the refugees crossing the border.
  • She refused to accept that poverty was her fate.
سیکھنے والوں کے لیے مثالیں
  • He thinks it is his fate to be a singer.
  • The exam will decide the fate of many students.
  • We do not know what fate waits for us in the future.
  • She wants to change her fate and move to another country.
  • They worry about the fate of the old building.
unknown B2 entity
2

final, often bad, outcome

The final end of someone or something, usually something bad, such as death, failure, or loss.

استعمال کا انداز: the fate of [someone/something]; suffer a [adjective] fate
عام غلطی:
Learners sometimes use "fate" for any simple result (e.g., *The fate of the game was 2–1*). In English, we normally use "result", "score", or "outcome" for neutral results, and use "fate" when the end is serious, emotional, or final, especially for people, groups, or important things.
ہم معنی الفاظ
doom (Stronger and more dramatic; almost always negative and often used for death or total failure.) | end (A more general, neutral word; it does not automatically suggest something tragic or fixed.)
متضاد الفاظ
survival (Opposite when the fate in question is death or destruction.) | salvation (Opposite when the fate would have been ruin or loss, but someone is saved from it.)
لفظی تراکیب
share the same fate |suffer a terrible fate |escape this fate |meet his/her fate |a cruel fate |decide their fate
موضوعات
life_events |news_media |emotions |core_vocabulary
مثالیں
  • Many feared that the village would suffer the same fate as the town that was destroyed by the flood.
  • The book tells the tragic fate of a family separated by war.
  • Thanks to quick action by firefighters, the old church did not meet the fate of so many other historic buildings.
  • The judge's ruling sealed his fate and he was sent to prison for life.
  • Scientists are trying to change the fate of endangered species.
سیکھنے والوں کے لیے مثالیں
  • The plane crashed, and we still do not know the fate of the pilot.
  • The dog was sick, but a vet changed its fate.
  • He lost his job, but that was not the end of his fate.
  • The film shows the sad fate of the main character.
  • They tried hard to escape this fate.
اسم B1 entity
3

power that controls events

A special power that some people believe decides what will happen in life, which people cannot change.

استعمال کا انداز: believe in fate; trust in fate; fate brings [something]
عام غلطی:
Learners sometimes say *believe fate* instead of "believe in fate". In English you almost always need the preposition: "believe in fate".
ہم معنی الفاظ
providence (More formal and religious; suggests a caring, guiding plan rather than a blind force.) | fortune (Can suggest luck or chance more than a strict plan; slightly lighter in tone.)
متضاد الفاظ
chance (Opposes the idea that a special power plans events; suggests things just happen randomly.) | self-determination (Emphasizes that people control their own lives instead of being controlled by a force like fate.)
لفظی تراکیب
believe in fate |trust in fate |fate brought us together |leave it to fate |the hand of fate |ruled by fate
موضوعات
philosophy |religion |emotions |core_vocabulary
مثالیں
  • She doesn't believe in fate; she thinks we make our own lives.
  • He said it was fate that they met on the same train three times in one week.
  • The novel explores whether love is guided by fate or by personal choice.
  • They decided to leave the rest to fate and stop worrying.
  • To him, losing the job felt like fate pushing him in a new direction.
سیکھنے والوں کے لیے مثالیں
  • Some people think fate controls everything.
  • He believes it was fate that they got married.
  • She says, "If it is fate, it will happen."
  • They stopped planning and left it to fate.
  • I am not sure if I believe in fate.
اسم literary C1 entity
4

the Fates, mythological goddesses

In old Greek and Roman stories, three special women gods called the Fates who decide when and how people live and die.

استعمال کا انداز: the Fates; the Fates [verb]
ہم معنی الفاظ
Moirai (The Greek name for the same three goddesses; used mainly in academic or mythological contexts.)
متضاد الفاظ
the Muses (Not a direct logical opposite, but another group of mythological female figures associated with inspiration rather than control over life and death.)
لفظی تراکیب
the Fates decide |the Fates decree |the Fates have spoken |the thread of fate |spinner of fate |cut the thread of fate
موضوعات
literature |mythology |religion |arts_entertainment
مثالیں
  • In the story, the hero tries to escape the judgment of the Fates.
  • Ancient poets described the Fates as women who spun and cut the thread of life.
  • The playwright uses the Fates as characters to comment on human choices.
  • Statues of the Fates once stood at the entrance to the temple.
  • The Fates in Greek myth embody the idea that death cannot be avoided.
سیکھنے والوں کے لیے مثالیں
  • In this myth, the Fates decide how long people live.
  • The Fates are three women in old Greek stories.
  • The book explains what the Fates do in the legends.
  • Some poems show the Fates cutting the thread of life.
  • The Fates are important in Greek mythology.
فعل literary C2 action
5

to determine someone's destiny

To decide what will happen to someone or something, in a way that seems impossible to change.

استعمال کا انداز: to fate [someone/something] to [do/be something]
عام غلطی:
This verb is rare and mainly literary; most modern English uses the adjective-like form "be fated to" or the verb "be destined to" instead of the active verb "to fate". Learners may sound unnatural if they try to use "fate" as an active verb in everyday speech.
ہم معنی الفاظ
destine (Very close in meaning; slightly more common as a verb and often used in passive form ("was destined to").) | doom (Stronger and darker; usually suggests a bad or tragic end.)
متضاد الفاظ
free (In this context, to remove someone from a fixed or expected end, giving them choice or escape.)
لفظی تراکیب
fated to die young |fated never to meet |fated to fail |fated to be together |seemed fated from birth |was fated to happen
موضوعات
literature |philosophy |core_vocabulary
مثالیں
  • The prophecy seemed to fate him to a life of exile.
  • In the legend, the gods fate the child to become a great warrior.
  • Her birth into poverty did not fate her to failure.
  • History did not fate these two nations to be enemies forever.
  • The author suggests that love does not fate us; we choose it.
سیکھنے والوں کے لیے مثالیں
  • The story says a magic power fated the boy to be king.
  • Many people thought his past fated him to be a criminal.
  • The writer asks if poor children are fated to stay poor.
  • In the movie, the hero is fated to save the world.
  • They do not believe we are fated to follow one path.
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GB/fˈeɪt/
US/fˈeɪt/
ہجا بندی اور زور
fate (1 ہجا)
Stress on 1st syllable (fate)
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Noun
  • Base: fate
  • Plural: fate, fates
Verb
  • Base: fate
  • 3rd Person Singular: fates
  • Present Participle: fating
  • Past: fated
متعلقہ الفاظ
Forms
fates noun fating verb fated verb
Core family
fatal adjective B2 fateful adjective
Related words
fatally adverb fatality noun C1 destiny noun B2 destined adjective
Advanced or less common
fatalism noun fatalist noun fatalistic adjective
عبارات

a twist of fate

1
/ə twˈɪst əv fˈeɪt/
fixed phrase

unexpected change in events

An unexpected event that changes what happens in someone's life, often in a surprising or strange way.

مثالیں
  • By a strange twist of fate, they met again years later in another country.
  • A twist of fate turned his small idea into a huge business.
  • The film begins with a twist of fate that brings the two main characters together.

as fate would have it

1
/ˈæz fˈeɪt wˈʊd hˈæv ˈɪt/
idiom

it happened in a fated way

Used to say that something happened in a way that seems like it was planned by fate, not by people, often surprising or lucky.

مثالیں
  • As fate would have it, they ended up sitting next to each other on the plane.
  • As fate would have it, the rain stopped just before the outdoor concert began.
  • As fate would have it, she got the last ticket to the show.

be fated to

1
/bˈi fˈeɪtɪd tə/
fixed phrase literary

having a fixed, destined outcome

Used to say that something is sure to happen to someone and cannot be changed.

مثالیں
  • The lovers seem fated to be together despite all the problems.
  • In the story, the city is fated to fall.
  • He felt he was fated to repeat his father's life.

it was fate

1
/ˈɪt wəz fˈeɪt/
fixed phrase informal

say something was meant to happen

Used to say that something happened because it was meant to happen and could not have been avoided.

مثالیں
  • When they bought the same rare book, they both said, "It was fate."
  • He likes to say it was fate that he got that job.
  • She lost her flight but met her future husband at the airport; she says it was fate.

leave it to fate

1
/lˈiv ˈɪt tə fˈeɪt/
fixed phrase

let events decide the result

To stop trying to plan or control something and allow whatever happens to happen.

مثالیں
  • They could not agree on a date, so they left it to fate and said they would meet if they ever crossed paths again.
  • I'm not going to push this relationship; I'm just going to leave it to fate.
  • When they lost their map, they decided to leave it to fate and walk in any direction.

meet your fate

1
/mˈit jˈʊɹ fˈeɪt/
idiom literary

face your final, fixed end

To face the final result of your life or actions, often something serious like death or punishment.

مثالیں
  • The hero returns to the city to meet his fate.
  • He walked into the courtroom ready to meet his fate.
  • In the last scene, the villain finally meets his fate.

seal someone's fate

1
/sˈil sˈʌmwˌʌnz fˈeɪt/
idiom

make a final outcome certain

To cause a final result for someone, usually something bad, so that it cannot be changed.

مثالیں
  • The mistake in the last minute of the game sealed their fate.
  • His angry words to the boss sealed his fate and he was fired the next day.
  • The court's decision sealed her fate as a political exile.

the hand of fate

1
/ðə hˈænd əv fˈeɪt/
idiom literary

fate seen as guiding force

A way of talking about fate as if it were a person or power that controls what happens.

مثالیں
  • He liked to blame the hand of fate for his problems instead of his own choices.
  • She felt the hand of fate guiding her toward that small town.
  • The novelist often writes about the hand of fate changing ordinary lives.

tempt fate

1
/tˈɛmpt fˈeɪt/
idiom

take a foolish or needless risk

To do something risky or careless that might cause bad luck or trouble, especially when you do not need to take that risk.

مثالیں
  • We’ve had no delays so far, so let’s not tempt fate by changing the schedule now.
  • He refused to drive in the snow again, saying he didn't want to tempt fate twice in one night.
  • He knew he was tempting fate by driving home after drinking.
  • Leaving your bag open on a busy train is just tempting fate.
  • Announcing victory before the final result would be tempting fate.
  • They were already late, so stopping for coffee felt like tempting fate.

a fate worse than death

1
/ə fˈeɪt wˈɚs ðən dˈɛθ/
idiom literary

extremely bad imagined situation

A very bad situation that someone feels would be even worse than dying.

مثالیں
  • For him, living without music would be a fate worse than death.
  • For some prisoners, life in total isolation is a fate worse than death.
  • She thought working for her ex-boss again would be a fate worse than death.
  • He joked that going back to that job would be a fate worse than death.
  • To her, losing her independence would be a fate worse than death.

a fate worse than death

2
/ə fˈeɪt wˈɚs ðən dˈɛθ/
idiom

Something imagined to be worse than dying

A situation so bad that someone thinks dying would be better.

مثالیں
  • For him, losing his freedom was a fate worse than death.
  • She said working there would be a fate worse than death.

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