Destined definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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. EnglishDictionary Thesaurus WordLists Grammar EnglishEasyLearningGrammar GrammarPatterns EnglishUsage TeachingResources VideoGuides Conjugations Quiz Englishgrammar Englishcollocations Englishconfusables Englishidioms Englishusage Thematicwordlists English French German Italian Spanish Portuguese Hindi Chinese Korean Definitionof 'destined'    WordFrequency Share× Credits× destined (destɪnd ) 1. adjective[verb-linkADJECTIVE,ADJECTIVEto-infinitive] Ifsomethingisdestinedtohappenorifsomeoneisdestinedtobehaveinaparticularway,thatthingseemscertaintohappenorbedone. Hefeelsthathewasdestinedtobecomeamusician. Londonseemsdestinedtolosemorethan2,000hospitalbeds. EveryoneknewthatMurielwasdestinedforgreatthings. Synonyms:fated,meant,intended,designed MoreSynonymsofdestined 2. adjective Ifsomeoneisdestinedforaparticularplace,orifgoodsaredestinedforaparticularplace,theyaretravellingtowardsthatplaceorwillbesenttothatplace. ...productsdestinedforSaudiArabia.[+for] COBUILDAdvancedEnglishDictionary.Copyright©HarperCollinsPublishers Video:pronunciationof destined Youmayalsolike EnglishQuizConfusables Synonymsof'destined' LanguageLover'sBlog FrenchTranslationof'destined' Translateyourtext PronunciationPlaylists Wordoftheday:'work/lifebalance' HindiTranslationof'destined' NEWfromCollins! EnglishGrammar CollinsApps WordFrequency destinedinBritishEnglish (ˈdɛstɪnd ) adjective(postpositive)1. foreordainedorcertain;meant heisdestinedtobefamous 2. (usuallyfollbyfor) heading(towardsaspecificdestination);directed aletterdestinedforEurope CollinsEnglishDictionary.Copyright©HarperCollinsPublishers WordFrequency destinedinAmericanEnglish (ˈdestɪnd) adjective1. boundforacertaindestination afreighterdestinedforSouthAmerica 2. ordained,appointed,orpredeterminedtobeordosomething 3. liable,planning,orintendingtobeordosomething Mostmaterial©2005,1997,1991byPenguinRandomHouseLLC.Modifiedentries©2019 byPenguinRandomHouseLLCandHarperCollinsPublishersLtd Wordorigin[1590–1600;destine+-ed2] Examplesof'destined'inasentence destined Theseexampleshavebeenautomaticallyselectedandmaycontainsensitivecontent.Readmore… Oneinparticularisdestinedtopersist.Times,SundayTimes(2007)Almostallofthisseemsdestinedtocomefromthepublicpurse.Times,SundayTimes(2012)Allevolutionaryandbiologicalevidencepointstowardsarealitythathumanbeingsweredestinedtoeatmeat.TheTimesLiterarySupplement(2010)Tonightthereisaclassicsceneinvolvingalivechickendestinedforthepaelladishthatnobodycanquitebringthemselvestokill.Times,SundayTimes(2012) Trendsof destined Viewusagefor: AllYears Last10years Last50years Last100years Last300years Inotherlanguages destined BritishEnglish:destined ADJECTIVE/ˈdɛstɪnd/Ifsomethingisdestinedtohappenorifsomeoneisdestinedtobehaveinaparticularway,thatthingseemscertaintohappenorbedone.Hefeelsthathewasdestinedtobecomeamusician.AmericanEnglish:destined /ˈdɛstɪnd/BrazilianPortuguese:destinado Chinese:注定的EuropeanSpanish:destinado French:destiné German:ausersehen Italian:destinato Japanese:前もって定められたKorean:확실히~할것같은EuropeanPortuguese:destinado LatinAmericanSpanish:destinado Thai:ที่ถูกลิขิตไว้,ที่ชะตากำหนดไว้ Translateyourtextforfree Browsealphabetically destined destinationrestaurant destinationstore destine destined destinedfor destinies destiny AllENGLISHwordsthatbeginwith'D' Relatedtermsof destined destine destinedfor Source DefinitionofdestinedfromtheCollinsEnglishDictionary ReadabouttheteamofauthorsbehindCollinsDictionaries. 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