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Definition: Fated |
FatedAdjective1. (usually followed by `to') determined by tragic fate; "doomed to unhappiness"; "fated to be the scene of Kennedy's assassination". Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "fated" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1050. (references) |
Synonym: FatedSynonym: doomed (adj). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Necessity | Fated; destined; Verb: elect; spellbound |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Crosswords: Fated |
| English words defined with "fated": Confated ♦ Destinable, Destinal. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "fated": Mark's Eve ♦ Sea. (references) |
| Etymologies containing "fated": Confated ♦ Destinal. (references) |
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| Author | Quotation |
Author Unknown | When life seems just a dreary grind; and things seem fated to annoy; say something nice to someone else and watch the world light up with joy. |
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Health | If either parent had HD, the person's chance would be 50-50. In the past, no laboratory test could positively identify people carrying the HD geneor those fated to develop HDbefore the onset of symptoms. (references) | |
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
| "Fated" is generally used as an adjective (general or positive) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Fated" is used about 51 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Adjective (general or positive) | 100% | 51 | 47,619 |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
Expressions using "fated": be fated to do ♦ ill fated. Additional references. | |
| Hypenated Usage | |
Ending with "fated": ill-fated. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
16th century fated force ill | 9 |
13 apollo fated ill launched mission space time | 5 |
canoe dickey fated ill james novel story tells trip | 2 |
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| Language | Translations for "fated"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Albanian | në dorë të fatit (fateful), i paracaktuar (designed, destined, prearranged), i destinuar. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arabic | مقدر (estimated, evaluated, fatal, fateful, implied, predestined, rated, tacit), محتوم (certain, determine, inescapable, inevitable, predestined, sure, unavoidable). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bulgarian | осъден (convict, convicted, convicted person, damned), обречен (devoted, foredoomed, votive), предопределен (destined). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chinese | 命运决定. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Czech | prokletý (accursed, accurst, confounded, cursed, damnable, execrable, maledictory, plaguy), předurèený (predestined, predetermined), osudný (catastrophic, fatal, fateful, ill fated, lethal, ominous, vital). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | noodlottig (fatal, fateful, ill-fated), funest (fateful, ill-fated), fataal (fatal, fateful, ill-fated). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Esperanto | fatala (fateful, ill-fated). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Finnish | kohtalokas (fatal, fateful, ill-fated). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | condamné faire. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | vom schicksal bestimmt. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | πεπρωμένοσ. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hebrew | מביא מזל רע (ill fated). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | végzetes (catastrophic, fatal, fateful, fey, mortal, ruinous, suicidal, tragic, tragical), elkerülhetetlen (can't be helped, imperative, inescapable, inevitable, necessary, unavoidable). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | fatale (destined, fatal, fateful, inevitable), destinato. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Manx | kynoauinagh, do-haghnagh. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Papiamen | fatal (fateful, ill-fated). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | atedfay fadado (devoted), sorte (chance, destiny, die, dole, draw, fluke, fortune, hap, haphazard, happiness, hazard, hit, lot, lottery, luck, prise, prize, sort, speed, star, swat), condenado (condemned, convict, convicted, damned, darn, doomed, tarnation). (various references) predestinat (destined, fateful, foredoomed). (various references) обреченный (doomed, fey), предопределенный (foredoomed). (various references) suđen (destined). (various references) predestinado (doomed, foredoomed, predestinate, predestined). (various references) ödesbestämd (fateful). (various references) ซึ่งกำหน"โ"ยโชคชะตา. (various references) mahvolmaya mahkum, kaderde olan (fatal), kaçınılmaz (fatal, fateful, imperious, indispensable, ineluctable, inevitable, inextricable, irremissible, unavoidable, urgent), alına yazılmış. (various references) приречений (doomed, fey). (various references) nhất định bị thất bại, nhất định bị huỷ diệt, do số mệnh nhất định bị hỏng, do định mệnh. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Language | Period | Translations |
| Latin | 500 BCE-Modern | debita, debitam, debitos, debitum, fatalis. (various references) |
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Derivations | |
Words ending with "fated": sulfated. (additional references) | |
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"Fated" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: aftet, facted, faed, fahed, faitted, fartted, fashed, Fatae, fatah, fatde, fater, fatex, fatey, fathed, fatie, Fatou, fatte, fattede, Fatteh, fatue, fatum, faute, faved, fayte, feraten, fetted, fitzed, foted, Fotedar, frted, ftd, futed, yated. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "fated" (pronounced fā"tud) |
| 5 | f ā" t u d | feted. |
| 4 | -ā" t u d | abated, annotated, awaited, baited, bated, belated, berated, conjugated, created, dated, debated, deflated, desecrated, dilated, elated, equated, gated, grated, hated, inflated, interrelated, mated, misstated, negated, overrated, overweighted, plated, predated, prorated, rated, reinstated, related, restated, sated, sedated, skated, slated, stated, translated, unabated, undated, underrated, unrated, unrelated, unstated, updated, vacated, waited, weighted. |
| 3 | -t u d | abbreviated, abdicated, abducted, abetted, aborted, abrogated, abstracted, abutted, accelerated, accented, accentuated, accepted, acclimated, accommodated, accosted, accounted, accredited, accumulated, acquainted, acquitted, acted, activated, adapted, addicted, adjudicated, adjusted, admitted, adopted, adulterated, advocated, affected, affiliated, afflicted, affronted, aggravated, aggregated, agitated, airlifted, alerted, alienated, alleviated, allocated, allotted, alternated, amalgamated, ameliorated, amounted, amputated, angulated, animated, annihilated, anted, anticipated, antiquated, appointed, appreciated, appropriated, approximated, arbitrated, arrested, articulated, aspirated, assassinated, assaulted, asserted, assimilated, assisted, associated, assorted, attempted, attenuated, attested, attracted, attributed, audited, augmented, authenticated, automated, averted, backdated, bankrupted, batted, belted, benefited, benefitted, benighted, bested, bifurcated, bigoted, blacklisted, blanketed, blasted, blighted, bloated, blunted, blurted, boasted, boated, bolted, boosted, booted, boycotted, breasted, budgeted, busted, caffeinated, calculated, calibrated, capitulated, captivated, carbonated, carbureted, carotid, carpeted, carted, castigated, castrated, catapulted, celebrated, cemented, chanted, charted, chatted, cheated, chested, chlorinated, circuited, circulated, circumvented, cited, closeted, clotted, coasted, coated, coexisted, collaborated, collected, comforted, commemorated, commented, committed, communicated, commuted, compacted, compensated, competed, complemented, completed, complicated, complimented, computed, conceited, concentrated, concerted, concocted, conducted, confiscated, conflicted, confronted, congested, congratulated, congregated, connected, conscripted, consecrated, consented, consisted, consolidated, constipated, constituted, constricted, constructed, consulted, consummated, contacted, contaminated, contemplated, contented, contested, contorted, contracted, contradicted, contrasted, contributed, converted, convicted, convoluted, cooperated, coordinated, copyrighted, corrected, correlated, corroborated, corrugated, corrupted, costed, counted, counteracted, counterfeited, courted, coveted, crafted, credited, cremated, crenelated, crested, crusted, culminated, cultivated, darted, daunted, deactivated, debilitated, decaffeinated, decapitated, decelerated, decimated, decontaminated, decorated, dedicated, deducted, defaulted, defeated, defected, deflected, degenerated, dehydrated, dejected, delegated, deleted, deliberated, delighted, delineated, delisted, demented, demonstrated, demoted, denigrated, denominated, denoted, dented, departed, depicted, depleted, deported, deposited, depreciated, deregulated, desegregated, deserted, designated, destructed, detected, deteriorated, detested, detonated, detracted, devaluated, devastated, deviated, devoted, dictated, differentiated, digested, dilapidated, diluted, directed, disaffected, disappointed, disassociated, disconnected, discontented, discounted, discredited, discriminated, disenchanted, disgusted, disintegrated, disinterested, disinvited, disjointed, dislocated, disoriented, dispirited, disputed, disrespected, disrupted, dissected, disseminated, dissented, dissipated, distorted, distracted, distributed, distrusted, diverted, divested, documented, domesticated, dominated, donated, dotted, doubted, drafted, drifted, duplicated, dusted, edited, educated, effected, ejected, elaborated, elected, electrocuted, elevated, elicited, eliminated, elongated, elucidated, emaciated, emanated, emancipated, emasculated, emigrated, emitted, emulated, enacted, encapsulated, enchanted, encrusted, encrypted, enlisted, entrusted, enumerated, enunciated, eradicated, erected, erupted, escalated, escorted, estimated, evacuated, evaluated, evaporated, evicted, eviscerated, exacerbated, exacted, exaggerated, exalted, exasperated, excavated, excepted, excerpted, excited, excommunicated, excoriated, executed, exempted, exerted, exhausted, exhibited, exhilarated, exhorted, existed, exited, exonerated, expected, expedited, experimented, exploited, exported, expropriated, exterminated, extorted, extracted, extradited, extrapolated, extricated, extroverted, exulted, fabricated, faceted, facilitated, fainted, fainthearted, farsighted, fascinated, fasted, faulted, feasted, federated, fermented, ferreted, fetid, filleted, fingerprinted, fisted, fitted, fixated, flabbergasted, flagellated, flaunted, flirted, floated, flouted, fluctuated, foisted, fomented, footed, footnoted, forecasted, forested, forfeited, formulated, fragmented, frequented, fretted, fronted, frosted, frustrated, generated, germinated, gifted, glaciated, gloated, glutted, graduated, grafted, granted, gravitated, greeted, grunted, guested, gusted, gutted, gyrated, halfhearted, hallucinated, halogenated, halted, handcrafted, harvested, hearted, heated, helmeted, hesitated, highlighted, hinted, hoisted, hooted, hosted, humiliated, hunted, hydrated, hydrogenated, hyphenated, ignited, illuminated, illustrated, imitated, immigrated, impacted, imparted, impersonated, implanted, implemented, implicated, imported, impregnated, imprinted, imputed, inactivated, inaugurated, incapacitated, incarcerated, incinerated, incited, incorporated, inculcated, indebted, indicated, indicted, indited, indoctrinated, inducted, infatuated, infected, infested, infiltrated, inflected, inflicted, infuriated, ingested, inhabited, inherited, inhibited, initiated, injected, innovated, inoculated, inserted, insinuated, insisted, inspected, instigated, instituted, instructed, insulated, insulted, integrated, interacted, intercepted, interconnected, interdicted, interested, interjected, interpolated, interpreted, interrogated, interrupted, intersected, intimated, intimidated, intoxicated, introverted, inundated, invalidated, invented, inverted, invested, investigated, invigorated, invited, irradiated, irrigated, irritated, isolated, jacketed, jetted, jilted, jointed, jolted, jotted, knighted, knitted, knotted, lambasted, lamented, laminated, lasted, legislated, levitated, liberated, lifted, lighted, lighthearted, limited, liquidated, listed, litigated, located, looted, lubricated, lusted, maladjusted, malted, maltreated, mandated, manifested, manipulated, marinated, marketed, masted, masturbated, mediated, medicated, melted, merited, meted, migrated, minted, misallocated, misappropriated, miscalculated, misdirected, misinterpreted, misquoted, misreported, misrepresented, mistreated, mistrusted, mitigated, moderated, modulated, molested, motivated, mounted, multifaceted, mutated, muted, mutilated, narrated, nauseated, navigated, nearsighted, necessitated, neglected, negotiated, nested, netted, nominated, nonregulated, noted, objected, obligated, obliterated, obstructed, officiated, omitted, operated, opinionated, opted, orbited, orchestrated, orientated, oriented, originated, ornamented, ousted, outdated, outed, outfitted, outlasted, outvoted, overacted, overestimated, overexcited, overheated, overpopulated, overreacted, overregulated, overrepresented, overstated, oxygenated, painted, panted, parachuted, parted, participated, pasted, patented, patted, pelleted, pelted, penetrated, perfected, perforated, permeated, permitted, perpetrated, perpetuated, persecuted, persisted, perverted, petted, picketed, piloted, pinpointed, pirated, pitted, pivoted, planted, plotted, plummeted, pocketed, pointed, pollinated, polluted, pontificated, populated, ported, posited, posted, potted, pouted, precipitated, predicated, predicted, predominated, preempted, preexisted, prefabricated, premeditated, presented, prevented, printed, profited, prognosticated, prohibited, projected, proliferated, promoted, prompted, promulgated, propagated, prosecuted, protected, protested, protracted, punctuated, purported, putted, quieted, quilted, quoted, radiated, rafted, ranted, ratcheted, reacted, reactivated, readjusted, readmitted, reallocated, reappointed, rearrested, reasserted, rebated, rebutted, recalculated, recanted, reciprocated, recited, recollected, reconnected, reconstituted, reconstructed, recounted, recreated, recruited, redacted, redecorated, redirected, redistributed, redrafted, reelected, reenacted, reevaluated, refitted, reflected, reformulated, refrigerated, refuted, regenerated, regimented, regretted, regulated, rehabilitated, reignited, reincarnated, reinstituted, reintegrated, reinterpreted, reinvented, reinvested, reinvigorated, reinvited, reiterated, rejected, rejuvenated, relegated, relented, relocated, remarketed, remitted, renegotiated, renominated, renovated, rented, repainted, repatriated, repeated, repented, replanted, replicated, reported, represented, reprinted, repudiated, reputed, requested, rerouted, resented, resisted, resonated, resorted, respected, restarted, rested, restricted, resubmitted, resulted, resurrected, resuscitated, retaliated, retested, retorted, retracted, retreated, retrofitted, reunited, reverberated, reverted, revisited, revolted, righted, rioted, riveted, roasted, rocketed, roosted, rooted, rotated, rotted, ruminated, rusted, rutted, sainted, salivated, salted, saluted, sandblasted, saturated, scapegoated, scented, scouted, scripted, sculpted, seated, secreted, segmented, segregated, selected, separated, serrated, shafted, shifted, shorted, shortsighted, shouted, shunted, sifted, sighted, silhouetted, simulated, sited, situated, skirted, skyrocketed, slanted, slighted, slotted, snorted, solicited, sophisticated, sorted, speculated, spirited, sported, spotlighted, spotted, spouted, sprinted, sprouted, spurted, squirted, stagnated, stalemated, started, stilted, stimulated, stipulated, stunted, subcontracted, subjected, subjugated, submitted, subordinated, substantiated, substituted, subtracted, subverted, suffocated, suggested, suited, superheated, supplanted, supplemented, supported, surmounted, suspected, swatted, sweated, syncopated, syndicated, tabulated, tainted, talented, targeted, tasted, taunted, tempted, terminated, tested, throated, thwarted, ticketed, tightfisted, tilted, tinted, titillated, toasted, tolerated, tormented, toted, touted, transacted, transected, transmitted, transplanted, transported, treated, trotted, trumpeted, truncated, trusted, tufted, twisted, unaccounted, unaccredited, unadjusted, unadulterated, unaffected, unaffiliated, unallocated, unanticipated, unappreciated, unassisted, unaudited, unbolted, uncharted, uncoated, uncollected, uncommitted, uncompensated, uncompleted, uncomplicated, unconnected, unconsolidated, uncontaminated, uncontested, uncontradicted, unconverted, uncoordinated, uncorrected, uncorroborated, uncounted, undaunted, undefeated, undercounted, underestimated, underreported, underrepresented, understated, undetected, undifferentiated, undiluted, undisputed, undistributed, undocumented, undoubted, unedited, uneducated, unelected, unexpected, unexploited, unincorporated, unindicted, uninfected, uninhabited, uninhibited, uninitiated, uninterested, uninterrupted, uninvited, United, unlimited, unlisted, unmitigated, unmolested, unobstructed, unpainted, unprecedented, unprotected, unreconstructed, unregulated, unreported, unrepresented, unrequited, unrestricted, unsaturated, unscripted, unseated, unsolicited, unsophisticated, unsubstantiated, unsuited, unsupported, unsuspected, untainted, untested, untreated, unwanted, unwarranted, uplifted, uprooted, vaccinated, vacillated, validated, vatted, vaulted, vaunted, venerated, vented, ventilated, vested, vetted, vindicated, violated, visited, voted, wafted, wanted, warranted, wasted, whetted, whited, wholehearted, wilted, witted, worsted, wrested. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
Direct Anagrams: defat. | |
| Words within the letters "a-d-e-f-t" | |
-1 letter: daft, date, deaf, deft, fade, fate, feat, feta. | |
-2 letters: aft, ate, eat, eft, eta, fad, fat, fed, fet, tad, tae, tea, ted. | |
-3 letters: ad, ae, at, de, ed, ef, et, fa, ta. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-d-e-f-t" | |
+1 letter: dafter, defats, defeat, farted, fasted, fatted, hafted, rafted, wafted. | |
+2 letters: bedfast, crafted, daftest, deafest, default, defeats, defiant, deflate, drafted, draftee, drafter, faceted, fadeout, fagoted, fainted, faithed, fathead, faulted, feasted, fixated, flatbed, flatted, floated, fracted, grafted, redraft, shafted, staffed, strafed. | |
+3 letters: affected, daffiest, daftness, deadlift, deathful, defatted, defaults, defeated, defeater, defecate, deflated, deflater, deflates, deflator, draftees, drafters, draftier, driftage, dwarfest, facetted, factored, faddiest, fadeouts, faggoted, falcated, faltered, fastened, fatheads, fathered, fathomed, fatigued, fattened, featured, federate, fellated, filiated, flatbeds, flathead, flaunted, foliated, foredate, foveated, furcated, gatefold, inflated, leftward, outfaced, raftered, ratified, redefeat, redrafts, reflated, safetied, softhead, stedfast, sulfated, tariffed, tradeoff, upwafted. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)46 61 74 65 64 |
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Morse Code (1836) (references)..-. .- - . -.. |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01000110 01100001 01110100 01100101 01100100 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)F a t e d |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0046 0061 0074 0065 0064 |
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)4067867170 |
| 1. Definition 2. Synonyms 3. Crosswords 4. Usage: Commercial | 5. Quotations: Familiar 6. Quotations: Non-fiction 7. Usage Frequency 8. Expressions | 9. Expressions: Internet 10. Translations: Modern 11. Translations: Ancient 12. Derivations | 13. Rhymes 14. Anagrams 15. Orthography 16. Bibliography |
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