Fated — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

decree or designate beforehand

make fat or plump

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/fˈeɪɾᵻd/

🇬🇧British English

/fˈeɪtɪd/

🇮🇳Indian English

/fˈeɪtɪd/

2 syllables Say it as /fˈeɪɾᵻd/.

Examples

She was destined to become a great pianist
We will plump out that poor starving child
doomed to unhappiness

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

fatten up fatten doomed doom fill out fat destine flesh out plump plump out fate fatten out designate

Parts of Speech

verb	decree or designate beforehand “She was destined to become a great pianist”
verb	make fat or plump “We will plump out that poor starving child”
adjective	(usually followed by `to') determined by tragic fate “doomed to unhappiness”

Word Forms

destination	noun	the place designated as the end (as of a race or journey)
fate	noun	the ultimate agency regarded as predetermining the course of events (often personified as a woman)
fat	noun	a kind of body tissue containing stored fat that serves as a source of energy; it also cushions and insulates vital organs

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

schicksalhaft

vorher beschließen oder benennen

🇫🇷French

destiné

décréter ou désigner au préalable

🇪🇸Spanish

predestinado

decretar o designar de antemano

🇮🇹Italian

predestinato

decretare o designare preventivamente

🇳🇱Dutch

voorbestemd

vooraf bepalen of aanwijzen

🇵🇹Portuguese

predestinado

decretar ou designar antecipadamente

🇷🇺Russian

суждено

постановить или назначить заранее

India

🇮🇳Hindi

नसीब

पहले से आदेश देना या नामित करना

🇧🇩Bengali

ভাগ্য

ডিক্রি বা আগে থেকে মনোনীত করা

🇮🇳Tamil

விதியுடையது

முன்கூட்டியே ஆணை அல்லது நியமிக்கவும்

🇮🇳Telugu

విధిగా

డిక్రీ లేదా ముందుగా నియమించండి

🇮🇳Marathi

भाग्यवान

डिक्री किंवा आधी नियुक्त करा

🇮🇳Gujarati

નસીબદાર

હુકમનામું અથવા અગાઉથી નિયુક્ત કરો

🇮🇳Kannada

ವಿಧಿವಶ

ಡಿಕ್ರಿ ಅಥವಾ ಮೊದಲೇ ಗೊತ್ತುಪಡಿಸಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

വിധിയെഴുതി

മുൻകൂട്ടി നിശ്ചയിക്കുക അല്ലെങ്കിൽ നിയോഗിക്കുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਕਿਸਮਤ

ਫ਼ਰਮਾਨ ਜਾਂ ਪਹਿਲਾਂ ਤੋਂ ਨਿਯੁਕਤ ਕਰੋ

🇵🇰Urdu

قسمت

فرمان یا پہلے سے نامزد کریں۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

命中注定的

事先法令或指定

🇯🇵Japanese

運命の

法令または事前に指定する

🇰🇷Korean

운명이 정해진

미리 정하거나 지정

🇻🇳Vietnamese

định mệnh

quyết định hoặc chỉ định trước

🇹🇭Thai

โชคชะตา

กฤษฎีกาหรือกำหนดไว้ล่วงหน้า

🇮🇩Indonesian

yg ditakdirkan

keputusan atau penunjukan sebelumnya

🇵🇭Filipino

nakatadhana

mag-atas o magtalaga nang maaga

🇲🇾Malay

ditakdirkan

dekri atau tetapkan terlebih dahulu

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مصير

مرسوم أو تعيين مسبقا

🇮🇷Persian

سرنوشت

از قبل حکم یا تعیین کنید

🇹🇷Turkish

kader

önceden karar vermek veya belirlemek

🇮🇱Hebrew

נֶחְרַץ

לגזור או לקבוע מראש

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