destined
bound for a certain destination: a freighter destined for Manila.
ordained, appointed, or predetermined to be or do something.
liable, planning, or intending to be or do something.
Origin of destined
1Other words from destined
- un·des·tined, adjective
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How to use destined in a sentence
But neither had ever thought before that they were destined to become fighters.
Hershel also believes that a higher power has destined Rick for greatness.
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Railroads are reckless Radicals and are destined by turns to make and to mar the fortunes of many great emporiums.
Glances at Europe | Horace GreeleyFrom pre-natal days I was destined for the railway service, as an oyster to its shell.
Fifty Years of Railway Life in England, Scotland and Ireland | Joseph TatlowEmigration is now proceeding with gigantic strides, and is destined for some time to continue.
Glances at Europe | Horace GreeleyThe agitation for Tenant-Right in Ireland is destined to fail—in fact, has virtually failed already.
Glances at Europe | Horace GreeleyThe Indian apparently did not realize at this early date that his was an inferior race destined to be supplanted.
The Eve of the Revolution | Carl Becker
British Dictionary definitions for destined
/ (ˈdɛstɪnd) /
foreordained or certain; meant: he is destined to be famous
(usually foll by for) heading (towards a specific destination); directed: a letter destined for Europe
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