destine

American  

[des-tin] / ˈdɛs tɪn /

verb (used with object)

destined, destining

1. to set apart for a particular use, purpose, etc.; design; intend.

2. to appoint or ordain beforehand, as by divine decree; foreordain; predetermine.

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destine British  

/ ˈdɛstɪn /

verb

1. (tr) to set apart or appoint (for a certain purpose or person, or to do something); intend; design

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Etymology

Origin of destine

1250–1300; Middle English destinen < Old French destiner < Latin dēstināre to establish, determine, equivalent to dē- de- + *stanāre, derivative of stāre to stand

Example Sentences

Days earlier, US forces seized the M/T Skipper, a so-called "ghost" tanker transporting over a million barrels of Venezuelan oil, reportedly destined for Cuba.

From Barron's

Neves Valente had been living in an unassuming home in Miami, far from the academic grandeur for which he’d once seemed destined.

From The Wall Street Journal

He’s known all along what he’s capable of and the career he’s destined to have because he’s envisioned it.

From Los Angeles Times

Millions of U.S.-destined containers are unloaded and reloaded every year at Hutchison’s Balboa and Cristóbal ports on the Canal.

From The Wall Street Journal

None of this means Stokes' England are destined to fail as spectacularly as most of their two-down-after-two predecessors, but it does highlight the extent of the challenge they face.

From BBC

Related Words

• doom
• intend