destination
part of speech
noun (a destination, destinations)
meaning for a pupil
1) A destination is the place someone or something is going to or being sent to. tree →
2) A destination is a place that many people like to visit, such as a holiday town. tree →
3) A destination can be the end or aim of something, like the goal you want to reach. tree →
sense in the lessons
In everyday life the destination is shown on the front of a bus, on a ticket or in a map app. In geography it is the end of a journey; in maths journey problems the distance «to the destination» is what you add up or divide by the speed. In stories reaching the destination is the end of the adventure. Phrases: reach your destination, final destination, holiday destination, travel destination, arrive at the destination.
examples
- The sign on the front of the bus shows its destination. tree →
- We reached our destination after six hours in the car. tree →
- Cornwall is a popular holiday destination. tree →
- The parcel's destination is written on the label. tree →
- The train is 40 km from its destination, travelling at 80 km an hour. tree →
- Our final destination was Grandma's farm. tree →
- The sat nav says we will arrive at our destination in ten minutes. tree →
- For the explorers, the South Pole was the destination of a long and dangerous trip. tree →
- Favoured by gentle breezes they soon reached their destination in the far west. tree →
note
Countable noun. The verb that goes with it is often «reach» or «arrive at» (not «arrive to»). «Destiny» is a different word: what will happen to you in the future. In maths, «distance to the destination» usually equals total distance minus the distance already travelled.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «destination» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.