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destined

American  
[des-tind] / ˈdɛs tɪnd /

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 British  
/ 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
"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Other Word Forms

  • undestined adjective

Etymology

Origin of destined

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

Example Sentences

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Like the girl she was destined to be.

From Literature

“I wasn’t lying about being an Usher. I was lying about you being destined to enter the Afterlife tonight. The truth is… it’s the one night a soul should not enter the Afterlife.”

From Literature

He is suspected of overseeing accommodation for migrants destined for the UK.

From BBC

The gap was shrinking, but Hurley’s math seemed destined to fall just a few digits short.

From The Wall Street Journal

It is a race dictionaries are destined to lose: By the time definitions go to print, the language has already moved on.

From The Wall Street Journal

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