noun
destiny
DEHS-tih-nee
noun
1
The events that will necessarily happen to someone or something in the future, especially when thought of as being outside anyone's control.
"She believed it was her destiny to become a doctor."
"The two nations' destinies became intertwined after the war."
How to Use Destiny
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA person's or thing's eventual fate, especially when it feels predetermined.
Common pairings
fulfil your destiny
shape your own destiny
a sense of destiny
Word Forms
destinies plural
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Etymology
From Old French destinee, from Latin destinare, "to determine or fix".