fated
pronunciation
How to pronounce fated in British English:
UK [ˈfeɪtɪd]
How to pronounce fated in American English:
US [ˈfetɪd]
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- Adjective:
- (usually followed by `to') determined by tragic fate
Word Origin
- fated (adj.)
- 1715, "set apart by fate;" 1721, "doomed, destined," past participle adjective from fate (v.).
Example
- 1. South africa wasn 't fated to struggle .
- 2. Export fetishism seems fated to endure .
- 3. Observers once assumed the two parties were fated to simulate agreement in public while bickering in private .
- 4. So if you 're like the average pc user , it 's fated to become a factor in your life .
- 5. David cameron , like his one-nation hero , macmillan , appears fated to watch england continue its slow separation into two distinct countries .