destiny

/ˈdɛs.tɪ.ni/
noun 4name 2

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(noun.)

VERB + DESTINY

fulfil, meet

After years of training, the athlete finally fulfilled her destiny by winning the Olympic gold medal.

avoid, escape

She tried to avoid her family's destiny of working in the factory, but circumstances forced her back.

shape

The choices you make as a teenager can shape your destiny in unexpected ways.

DESTINY + VERB

await sb, lie

A great future awaited her, though she didn't know it yet.

PHRASES

be in control of your own destiny/be master of your own destiny

He decided to study engineering instead of following his father's wishes because he wanted to be master of his own destiny.

a sense of destiny

Sarah felt a sense of destiny when she decided to become a doctor like her grandmother.

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