destination
344
2.0
- noun
- /ˌdɛstəˈneɪʃən/
:
destino
- After a long journey, you will finally arrive at your destination and can relax.
- a tourist destination
- arrive at the destination
- reach the destination
The cab wound up a block away from the destination that was asked for.
- The cab wound up a block away from the destination that was asked for.
- It attracts people to destinations, whether they're plazas or malls.
- Every single day people are just walking without really a destination, trying to stay alive.
- And these are three destinations that people can go to when they die.
- He said the driver, when you reach the destination, the driver has been told what to do.
- I didn't have to fly to all these destinations yesterday, didn't have to work.
Examples
-
For two decades, the city has been a destination for refugees fleeing the Horn of Africa.
Academic text (2017) -
Next stop, our final destination, New York City.
-
Kind of thought this would be my final destination, but it's not.
-
You have reached your destination.
-
Unfortunately, we all have to make journeys to different destinations.
-
Tucson is still a popular shopping destination for the Mexican middle class.
Academic text (2011) -
Dubai has also become an attractive shopping destination for wealthy individuals from Iran and India.
Academic text (2008) -
Upon realizing our navigational error, we decided to choose another destination, hoping to avoid additional delays and frustration.
Academic text (2012) -
The marine propeller pushes ships to and from destinations all over the world.
Academic text (2012) -
The travel agent helped us choose a beautiful destination for our summer vacation.
Synonyms
Compounds
How Far
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Destination comes from an old Latin verb destinare, which is linked to stare meaning 'to stand' and is like the English word station for a fixed place. So a destination is the set place you reach at the end of a journey.