fate
C1UK /feɪt/US /feɪt/
Meaning
noun
the things, especially bad things, that will happen or have happened to somebody/something
“The fate of the three men is unknown.”
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“Talent and intelligence never yet inoculated anyone against the caprice of the fates.”
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Talent and intelligence never yet inoculated anyone against the caprice of the fates.
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