Fate vs. Luck

Fate vs. Luck — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Fate and Luck

Fatenoun

The presumed cause, force, principle, or divine will that predetermines events.

Lucknoun

Something that happens to someone by chance, a chance occurrence, especially a favourable one.

The raffle is just a matter of luck.Sometimes it takes a bit of luck to get success.I couldn't believe my luck when I found a fifty dollar bill on the street.Gilbert had some bad luck yesterday — he got pick-pocketed and lost fifty dollars.

Fatenoun

The effect, consequence, outcome, or inevitable events predetermined by this cause.

Lucknoun

A superstitious feeling that brings fortune or success.

He blew on the dice for luck.I wish you lots of luck for the exam tomorrow.

Fatenoun

Destiny; often with a connotation of death, ruin, misfortune, etc.

Accept your fate.

Lucknoun

Success.

I tried for ages to find a pair of blue suede shoes, but didn't have any luck.He has a lot of luck with the ladies, perhaps it is because of his new motorbike.
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Fatenoun

(mythology) lang=en (one of the goddesses said to control the destiny of human beings).

Lucknoun

The results of a random number generator.

Fateverb

(transitive) To foreordain or predetermine, to make inevitable.

The oracle's prediction fated Oedipus to kill his father; not all his striving could change what would occur.

Luckverb

(intransitive) To succeed by chance.

His plan lucked out.

Fatenoun

an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future

Luckverb

(intransitive) To rely on luck.

No plan. We're just to going to have to luck through.
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Fatenoun

the ultimate agency that predetermines the course of events (often personified as a woman);

we are helpless in the face of Destiny

Luckverb

(transitive) To carry out relying on luck.

Our plan is to luck it through.

Fatenoun

your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you);

whatever my fortune may bedeserved a better fatehas a happy lotthe luck of the Irisha victim of circumstancessuccess that was her portion

Lucknoun

your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you);

whatever my fortune may bedeserved a better fatehas a happy lotthe luck of the Irisha victim of circumstancessuccess that was her portion

Fateverb

decree or designate beforehand;

She was destined to become a great pianist

Lucknoun

an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another;

bad luck caused his downfallwe ran into each other by pure chance

Lucknoun

an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that leads to a favorable outcome;

it was my good luck to be therethey say luck is a ladyit was as if fortune guided his hand