destined

English

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈdɛstɪnd/

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Adjective

destined

1. Confined to a predetermined fate or destiny; certain.

   Synonyms: foreordained, predestined; see also Thesaurus:fated, Thesaurus:certain

   He is sure he is destined for fame.

   • 2011 September 18, Ben Dirs, “Rugby World Cup 2011: England 41-10 Georgia”, in BBC Sport‎:

     When Hape sauntered over for a try after only three minutes it looked as if England were destined for a comfortable victory, but Georgia are made of sterner stuff, as they showed when running Scotland close in Invercargill last week.

   • 2020 April 12, Simon Tisdall, “US's global reputation hits rock-bottom over Trump's coronavirus response”, in The Guardian‎:

     The furious reaction in Germany after 200,000 protective masks destined for Berlin mysteriously went missing in Thailand and were allegedly redirected to the US is a case in point. There is no solid proof Trump approved the heist. But it’s the sort of thing he would do – or so people believe.

Derived terms

• undestined

Translations

confined to a predetermined fate

Dutch: voorbestemd (nl) Esperanto: destinita Greek: Ancient: μόρσιμος (mórsimos) Latin: fātālis Portuguese: destinado (pt) m Swedish: ämnad (sv)

Verb

destined

1. simple past and past participle of destine