destiny
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3.5
- noun
- /ˈdɛstəni/
:
destino
- We shall rule because it's our glorious destiny to rule.
- their own destiny
- shape your own destiny
- control of one's destiny
And we might even say what his destiny is going to be.
- And we might even say what his destiny is going to be.
- Hold your hands tighter so I can see my destiny, she said.
- And they will fly free to a destiny that is glorious.
- And to me, that destiny is to heal.
- And it doesn't have to be your destiny to, to live like this.
- And he says you can't reach your destiny without people being against you.
- It's my destiny to help young people find theirs.
- Like you chose your destiny at that point too.
- That's that is like destiny coming to fruition.
- So it's, it's, it felt like destiny, right?
- And he feels like this is his, his, his destiny in a way.
- It was a trick to keep me from my destiny.
- We share one heart, one home, and one glorious destiny.
- It seems like there's a a calling, a destiny in there already.
Examples
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What if this man is my destiny and I never meet him?
Fiction book (1993) -
Your entire future and destiny depends on you knowing this information.
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If you want to control your own destiny, you work for yourself.
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You now hold the destiny of our people in your hands.
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It's time for you to claim your destiny, son.
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But that had always been my destiny, right from the day I was born.
Fiction book (1993) -
I believe that I have a great impact on my destiny and can control much of it
Academic text (1990) -
Creating a brave new world appears to be our destiny, whether we like it or not.
Academic text (2011) -
Yours is a blessed destiny.
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If you want to achieve your dreams, it is important to take charge of your own destiny.
Synonyms
387
2.9
A force people think controls the future
273
3.5
A person's situation in life often seen as fate
190
3.4
The general state of a person's life
Antonyms
Compounds
3
9.5
A belief that the United States should expand west across the continent and that this is right and will happen
How Certain
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Destiny comes from the old Latin word destinare, which meant 'to make firm' or 'to decide', and it has the same idea as determine. So destiny is like what is already 'decided' or fixed for your future.