fate (
http://definr.com/fate)
n 1: an event (or course of events) that will inevitably happen
in the future [syn:
destiny]
2: the ultimate agency that predetermines the course of events
(often personified as a woman); "we are helpless in the
face of Destiny" [syn:
Destiny,
Fate]
3: your overall circumstances or condition in life (including
everything that happens to you): "whatever my fortune may
be"; "deserved a better fate"; "has a happy lot"; "the
luck of the Irish"; "a victim of circumstances"; "success
that was her portion" [syn:
fortune,
destiny,
luck,
lot,
circumstances,
portion]
v : decree or designate beforehand; "She was destined to become
a great pianist" [syn:
destine,
doom,
designate]