Definition of fated
: decreed, controlled, or marked by fate
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Examples of fated in a Sentence
He felt he was fated to be famous.
a character fated to die young
Recent Examples of fated from the Web
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Two years ago, Anderson and Duckett sold Hartford officials on an ambitious but ill-fated proposal to transform the dilapidated Dillon Stadium into a $30 million to $50 million state-of-the-art arena and lure a professional soccer team to the city.
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In the austere climate pervading Wall Street these days, the greatest danger Novalux faces is hardly as dramatic as an ill-fated 747.
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First Known Use of fated
1542
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playDefinition of fated for English Language Learners
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: certain to do or be something; especially : certain to die or suffer in a particular way
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