If something is destined to happen or if someone is destinedto behave in a particular way, that thing seems certain to happen or be done.
He feels that he was destined to become a musician.
London seems destined to lose more than 2,000 hospital beds.
Everyone knew that Muriel was destined for great things.
Synonyms: fated, meant, intended, designed More Synonyms of destined
2. adjective
If someone is destined for a particular place, or if goods are destined for a particular place, they are travelling towards that place or will be sent to that place.
...products destined for Saudi Arabia. [+ for]
destined in British English
(ˈdɛstɪnd)
adjective(postpositive)
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
Examples of 'destined' in a sentence
destined
One in particular is destined to persist.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
Almost all of this seems destined to come from the public purse.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
All evolutionary and biological evidence points towards a reality that human beings were destined to eat meat.
The Times Literary Supplement (2010)
Tonight there is a classic scene involving a live chicken destined for the paella dish that nobody can quite bring themselves to kill.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
In other languages
destined
British English: destined ADJECTIVE
If something is destined to happen or if someone is destined to behave in a particular way, that thing seems certain to happen or be done.
He feels that he was destined to become a musician.
American English: destined
Brazilian Portuguese: destinado
Chinese: 注定的
European Spanish: destinado
French: destiné
German: ausersehen
Italian: destinato
Japanese: 前もって定められた
Korean: 확실히 ~할 것 같은
European Portuguese: destinado
Latin American Spanish: destinado
Chinese translation of 'destined'
destined
(ˈdɛstɪnd)
adj
(= bound)
to be destined to do sth/for sth注定做某事/做某事 (zhùdìng zuò mǒushì/zuò mǒushì)
to be destined for sth[goods]指定送到某地 (zhǐdìng sòngdào mǒudì) [person]指定送到某地 (zhǐdìng sòngdào mǒudì)
(adjective)
Definition
certain to be or do something
He feels that he was destined to become a musician.
Synonyms
fated
I was fated never to get there.
meant
intended
designed
certain
They say he's certain to get a nomination for best supporting actor.
bound
There are bound to be price increases next year.
doomed
The attempt was doomed from the start.
ordained
predestined
His career was not predestined from birth.
foreordained
phrase
See destined for
Additional synonyms
in the sense of bound
Definition
certain
There are bound to be price increases next year.
Synonyms
certain,
sure,
fated,
doomed,
destined,
very likely
in the sense of certain
Definition
sure or bound
They say he's certain to get a nomination for best supporting actor.