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destinationThe place to which someone or something is going or being sent

Part of speech: NOUN

Definition: The place to which someone or something is going or being sent

Pronunciation (IPA): /ˌdestɪˈneɪʃən/

Korean meaning: 목적지, 행선지, 여행지

Korean pronunciation: 데스티**네이**션

Example Sentences

  • My GPS keeps saying 'recalculating route to destination' because I keep stopping at every ice cream shop.
  • The package was delivered to the wrong destination, ending up at a confused neighbor's house.
  • After 12 hours of flight delays, any destination felt like paradise to the exhausted passengers.

destination

NOUN

//ˌdestɪˈneɪʃən//

The place to which someone or something is going or being sent

destination concept
💡 Concept

A traveler finds her destination platform on the departure board

destination rhyme
🎵 Rhyme

From station to vacation - changing your destination!

🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/ˌdestɪˈneɪʃən/
🇬🇧 UK/ˌdestɪˈneɪʃən/

🌳Etymology

Rootdestin
Suffix--ation

Origin

라틴어 'destinare(정하다, 결정하다)'에서 유래하여, 운명이나 목적이 정해진 곳이라는 의미로 발전했습니다. 마치 신이 미리 정해놓은 장소처럼요.

🎵Rhyme

nationstationcreationvacation
nation
station
creation
vacation

🔗Collocations

tourist destination
final destination
popular destination
dream destination
reach one's destination
travel destination

📝Examples

😄 Fun example

My GPS keeps saying 'recalculating route to destination' because I keep stopping at every ice cream shop.

The package was delivered to the wrong destination, ending up at a confused neighbor's house.

After 12 hours of flight delays, any destination felt like paradise to the exhausted passengers.

😄 Fun example

She chose her college based on which destination had the best pizza within walking distance.

📚Related Words

Synonyms

goaltargetendpointterminus

Antonyms

originstarting pointdeparture

Related

journeytravelroutearrivaldestiny

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