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destination

nouncommon in dialogue

  • United States//dɛstɪˈneɪʃən//

The place set for the end of a journey or to which something is sent; place or point aimed at.

noun

  1. 1

    The place set for the end of a journey or to which something is sent; place or point aimed at.

    arrive at your destination

  2. 2

    archaicThe act of destining or appointing.

  3. 3

    Purpose for which anything is destined; predetermined end, object, or use; ultimate design.

  4. 4

    A goal.

    This plan will help us reach our destination, victory in the election this fall.

Etymology

From Latin dēstinātiō, from dēstinō (“to destine”).

Forms

plural
destinations
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Lexical content from Wiktionary, under CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source entry · Data version 2026-08-23

Rank among the words of the OpenSubtitles 2018 corpus — film and television subtitles, so spoken rather than written usage (CC BY-SA 3.0).