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tempted fate

tempted fate is the simple past and past participle of tempt fate.

Meaning of tempt fate

Verb

tempt fate (third-person singular simple present tempts fate, present participle tempting fate, simple past and past participle tempted fate)

  1. (idiomatic) To take a risk.
    • Don't tempt fate by driving without a seatbelt.
    Synonyms:
    court disaster, play Russian roulette
  2. To take an imagined or superstitiously believed risk of provoking an adverse outcome by mentioning something or making a prediction.
    • I shouldn't tempt fate, but it looks like it's going to rain.

Questions about tempted fate

What is tempted fate the simple past and past participle of?
Tempted fate is the simple past and past participle of tempt fate.

Words near tempted fate in the dictionary

  1. temptatious
  2. temptative
  3. temptator
  4. temptators
  5. tempted
  6. tempted fate
  7. tempter
  8. tempters
  9. temptest
  10. tempteth
  11. temptful

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