destined
Americanadjective
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bound for a certain destination.
a freighter destined for Manila.
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ordained, appointed, or predetermined to be or do something.
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liable, planning, or intending to be or do something.
adjective
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foreordained or certain; meant
he is destined to be famous
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(usually foll by for) heading (towards a specific destination); directed
a letter destined for Europe
Other Word Forms
- undestined adjective
Etymology
Origin of destined
Example Sentences
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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.
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.
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
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