Polyglot Dictionary

destiny

/ˈdɛstəni/

noun B1
N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Meaning

  1. destino

    • It was his destiny to become a leader.

      Era su destino convertirse en líder.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

destination

In Spanish, "destino" means both destiny, an abstract predetermined outcome, and destination, a place you're traveling to — two unrelated English words for one Spanish word.

fate

destiny and fate are close synonyms in English, largely interchangeable — both are distinct from destination, despite sharing the Spanish word "destino."

Similar in other languages

German

Schicksal

Schicksal is the German word for the same thing — both mean "destiny, fate."

Práctica

1 ¿Qué significa destiny?

2 Completa el espacio en blanco: It was his ___ to become a leader.

3 ¿Qué gráfico de características corresponde a destiny?

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