🇰🇷Korean Source WordCode: KO

운명

Pronunciation / Transliteration: unmyeong

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Destin/dɛs.tɛ̃/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #1500 frequency
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🇰🇷 Example Sentence in Korean:

"그녀는 자신의 운명이 위대한 예술가가 되는 것이라고 믿었다."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    The predetermined course of events in a person's life; fate.

    "She believed that her destin was to become a great artist."
  2. 2

    A person's fate or fortune, often considered as a guiding force.

    "He felt that his destin was calling him to travel the world."

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Antonyms & Contrasting Words (1)

Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word 'destin' originates from the Latin 'destinare', meaning 'to determine, to set apart'. It evolved through Old French, where it retained the meaning of fate or destiny, reflecting the human belief in predetermined outcomes.

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