destiny
That to which any person or thing is destinedThat to which any person or thing is destined; a predetermined or inevitable eventual state; a condition predestined by the Divine or by human will.
» It's our destiny.
Es ist unser Schicksal.
Это наша судьба.
Це наша доля.
Meaning
3 sensesThat to which any person or thing is destined; a predetermined or inevitable eventual state; a condition predestined by the Divine or by human will.
Death is the destiny of all mortal men.
One's eventual fate (not necessarily inevitable or predestined).
The fixed order of things; invincible necessity; an irresistible power or agency conceived of as determining the future, whether in general or of an individual.
Dara doesn't believe in using dating apps - she insists that destiny will find her other half.
- an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future
- the ultimate agency regarded as predetermining the course of events
- your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)
Examples
193 sentencesIt's our destiny.
Це наша доля.
ruЭто наша судьба.
deEs ist unser Schicksal.
It was our destiny to meet.
I had a date with destiny.
Our destinies seem to be interwoven.
ruПохоже, что наши судьбы переплетены.
You're the master of your own destiny.
ruТы хозяин своей собственной судьбы.
deDu bist der Herr deines Schicksals.
Translations
1 languagesOrigin
From Middle English destine et al., from Old French destinee, from Latin dēstinō (EnglishFrom Middle English destine et al., from Old French destinee, from Latin dēstinō (English destine). Displaced Old English wyrd.
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