American English pronunciation
How to pronounce destined
IPA transcription: ['dɛstɪnd]
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Verb
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decree or designate beforehand
“She was destined to become a great pianist”
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design or destine
“She was intended to become the director”
Adjective
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(usually followed by `to') governed by fate
“bound to happen”
“an old house destined to be demolished”
“he is destined to be famous”
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headed or intending to head in a certain direction; often used as a combining form as in `college-bound students'
“children bound for school”
“a flight destined for New York”
Usage examples
- First, he diverted to Canada thousands of Ukrainians destined for Brazil.
- They regularly loaded trucks of women destined for the gas chambers.
- They regarded themselves as orthodox Marxists, destined to take charge of Chinese revolution.
- He was apparently destined to see Europe, however.
- It had been destined for the British Army base at Ballykinler.
- Destined for politics, he showed a decided preference for a military career.
- It was used for transporting building materials destined for the Camarasa marshland.