destined

[des-tind]

adjective

1. bound for a certain destination.

   a freighter destined for Manila.

2. ordained, appointed, or predetermined to be or do something.

3. liable, planning, or intending to be or do something.

destined

/ ˈdɛstɪnd /

adjective

1. foreordained or certain; meant

   he is destined to be famous

2. (usually foll by for) heading (towards a specific destination); directed

   a letter destined for Europe

Other Word Forms

• undestined adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of destined¹

First recorded in 1590–1600; destine + -ed ²

Example Sentences

Because here’s the secret: it’s rarely the décor you haul out once a year, the turkey-shaped anything, or the glittery garlands destined for a January trash bag.

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A match that produced few scoring chances seemed destined to end goalless until substitute Ashley Cupido ran on to a through ball and netted on 93 minutes.

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Neither was destined to succeed as a stand-alone company.

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And even though she hates when actors talk in such woo-woo terms, seriously, she knew she was destined to be Rachel.

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That would seem to point to Mexico, the major land corridor for illicit drugs destined for the U.S. market.

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Related Words

• coming 
• designed 
• doomed 
• intended