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Definition of destined adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

destined

adjective
 
/ˈdestɪnd/
 
/ˈdestɪnd/
(formal)
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  1. having a future that has been decided or planned at an earlier time, especially by fate
    • destined for something to be destined for greatness/stardom/success
    • He was destined for a military career, like his father before him.
    • destined to do something We seem destined never to meet.
    • She seemed destined to become a very rich woman.
  2. destined for… on the way to or intended for a place synonym bound (4)
    • goods destined for Poland
See destined in the Oxford Advanced American DictionarySee destined in the Oxford Learner's Dictionary of Academic English
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