| await The convicts awaited their fate in prison.įATE + VERB await sb/sth, be/lie in store for sb/sth They were warned of the dreadful fate that awaited them if ever they returned to their homes. | rescue/save sb/sth from | discover, hear (of), know (of), learn (of) He will learn of his fate in court tomorrow. ![]() | abandon sb/sth to, leave sb/sth to The generals abandoned the men to their fate. | decide An extraordinary general meeting to decide the company's fate will be held on Thursday. | bemoan, bewail Instead of just bemoaning your fate, why not do something to change it? | ponder | seal He had signed his confession and sealed his own fate. | deserve What had he done to deserve such a terrible fate? | accept, be resigned to The condemned men were resigned to their fate. | avoid, escape She managed to escape the fate of the other rebels. | meet, suffer, undergo | share He had no desire to share the fate of his executed comrades. VERB + FATE face He faces a grim fate if he is sent back to his own country. ![]() | the same, similar She broke her ankle before the big match, then suffered the same fate a month later. | ultimate | unknown The ultimate fate of the captured troops is unknown. | common, normal, usual | likely Under-representation is the likely fate of small parties. awful, dreadful, grim, terrible | cruel, unhappy | tragic | worse They decided to kill themselves rather than suffer a worse fate at the hands of their enemy.
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