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- DictionaryDes·ti·ny/ˈdestənē/
noun
- 1. the events that will necessarily happen to a particular person or thing in the future: "she was unable to control her own destiny"
Add to word list. the particular state of a person or thing in the future, considered as resulting from earlier events: [ C ] We all want to determine our own destinies. Destiny is the force that some people think controls what happens in the future, and which cannot be influenced by people.
noun. the overall circumstances or condition to which a person or thing is destined (including everything that happens to you) synonyms: circumstances, fate, fortune, lot, luck, portion. see more. noun. an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future. synonyms: fate. see more. Pronunciation.
noun. /ˈdestəni/. /ˈdestəni/. (plural destinies) [countable] what happens to somebody or what will happen to them in the future, especially things that they cannot change or avoid. The destinies of five nations were decided at the peace conference. He wants to be in control of his own destiny.
des•ti•ny. (ˈdɛs tə ni) n., pl. -nies. 1. something that is to happen or has happened to a particular person or thing; lot or fortune. 2. the predetermined, usu. inevitable, course of events. 3. the power or agency that determines the course of events. [1275–1325; destinee < Old French, n. use of feminine past participle of destiner to destine]
6 days ago · destiny in British English. (ˈdɛstɪnɪ ) noun Word forms: plural -nies. 1. the future destined for a person or thing; fate; fortune; lot. 2. the predetermined or inevitable course of events. 3. the ultimate power or agency that predetermines the course of events.
1 [countable] what happens to someone or what will happen to them in the future, especially things that they cannot change or avoid the destinies of nations He wants to be in control of his own destiny. The contemporary hero is one who stands out against the crowd to fulfill a personal destiny.
noun. uk / ˈdestɪni / us. destiny noun (EVENTS) Add to word list. the things that will happen to someone in the future: At last she feels in control of her own destiny. destiny noun (POWER) a power that some people believe controls what will happen in the future: Nick said it was destiny that we met.
