Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary - destiny
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Destiny
destiny
noun (plural -nies) Etymology: Middle English destinee, from Anglo-French, from feminine of destine, past participle of destiner Date: 14th century 1. something to which a person or thing is destined ; fortune wants to control his own ~ 2. a predetermined course of events often held to be an irresistible power or agency Synonyms: see fate
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1.
n. (pl. -ies) 1 a the predetermined course of events; fate. b this regarded as a power. 2 what is destined to happen to a particular person etc. (it was their destiny to be rejected). Etymology: ME f. OF destin{eacute}e f. Rmc, past part. of destinare: see DESTINE ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
2.
1. судьба; доля, участь strange destiny —- странная судьба to settle smb.'s destiny —- решить чью-л. участь to be reconciled to one's destiny —- примириться с судьбой to start on one's destiny —- пойти по пути, предначертанному судьбой every man has but one destiny —- у каждого человека (только) своя судьба he was carried along by destiny —- его вела судьба 2. неизбежность; рок inevitable destiny —- неотвратимая судьба (-ый рок) a number of people have met sterner destinies —- со многими судьба обошлась еще суровее (D.) —- миф. богиня судьбы; pl. Парки ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
3.
noun 1) судьба, удел 2) неизбежный ход событий; неизбежность 3) (Destiny) myth. богиня судьбы; pl. Парки Syn: fate, fortune, lot Ant: choice, freedom, free will, will ...Англо-русский словарь
4.
(destinies) 1. A person’s destiny is everything that happens to them during their life, including what will happen in the future, especially when it is considered to be controlled by someone or something else. We are masters of our own destiny... = fate N-COUNT: usu sing, usu with poss 2. Destiny is the force which some people believe controls the things that happen to you in your life. Is it destiny that brings people together, or is it accident? = fate N-UNCOUNT ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
5.
~ n 1 C usually singular the things that will happen to someone in the future, especially those that cannot be changed or controlled; fate (1) (your/my/his etc destiny) (Juan accepted his destiny without complaint.) 2 the power that some people believe decides what will happen to them in the future (I'm a great believer in destiny.) ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
6.
- c.1350, from O.Fr. destinee, fem. pp. of destiner, from L. destinatus, pp. of destinare "make firm, establish" (see destination). The sense is of "that which has been firmly established," as by fate. ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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