Phrase Hound found 28 phrases and 11 compound words that contain fate. The most common are listed below. Open fate in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 28
- twist of fateAn unfortunate, often ironic turn of events.
- fickle finger of fateThe unpredictable nature of fate, sometimes helping and sometimes hindering.
- tempt fateTo take a risk.
- fate mapa diagram of an embryo of some organism showing the structures that will develop from each part
- fate mapsplural of fate map: a diagram of an embryo of some organism showing the structures that will develop from each part
- sure as fatesurely; with certainty
- tempting fatepresent participle and gerund of tempt fate
- red string of fateIn East Asian mythology, a red string tied between soulmates' fingers.
- twists of fateplural of twist of fate: An unfortunate, often ironic turn of events.
- leave someone to their fateto abandon; to give up on; to leave on their own – chiefly in regard to avoid upcoming misfortune
- Urn of FateAn Italian Christmas tradition in which boxes are selected from an urn, only some of them containing presents.
- cheat fateSynonym of cheat death: To survive a situation which would be expected to result in death.
- cheats fatethird-person singular simple present indicative of cheat fate: To survive a situation which would be expected to result in death.
- cheating fatepresent participle and gerund of cheat fate
- as fate would have itAlternative form of as luck would have it: By good fortune; fortunately or luckily.
- tempted fatesimple past and past participle of tempt fate
- cheated fatesimple past and past participle of cheat fate
- tempts fatethird-person singular simple present indicative of tempt fate: To take a risk.
- quirks of fateplural of quirk of fate: An unfortunate, often ironic turn of events.
- leaves someone to their fatethird-person singular simple present indicative of leave someone to their fate: to abandon; to give up on; to leave on their own – chiefly in regard to avoid upcoming misfortune
- leaving someone to their fatepresent participle and gerund of leave someone to their fate
- left someone to their fatesimple past and past participle of leave someone to their fate
- quirk of fateSynonym of twist of fate: An unfortunate, often ironic turn of events.
- seal someone's fateTo prevent (a decision, event, etc.) from being influenced or changed by a willful act; to preempt someone's future actions by deciding the course of events ahead of time.
- sealed someone's fatesimple past and past participle of seal someone's fate
Compound words 11
- fatefulMomentous, significant, setting or sealing one’s fate.
- fatelessDevoid of fate.
- fatelikeResembling or characteristic of fate.
- fatefraughtfateful
- fatesomeCharacterised or marked by fate; fateful
- calafateThe barberry, shrubs belonging to the genus Berberis.
- califateAlternative form of caliphate: Monarchical government based on a claim of succession to the Islamic State of Muhammad, ruled by a caliph.
- fatefullyIn a fateful manner.
- fatefulnessThe quality of being fateful
- fatelesplural of fatele: A form of traditional song and dance in Tuvalu.