destined en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /ˈdɛstɪnd/ (UK)
- (US) audio
Meanings
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Confined to a predetermined fate or destiny; certain.
He is sure he is destined for fame.
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.
2011 September 18, Ben Dirs, “Rugby World Cup 2011: England 41-10 Georgia”, in BBC Sport, archived from the original on 27 Nov 2021: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.
2020 April 12, Simon Tisdall, “US's global reputation hits rock-bottom over Trump's coronavirus response”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 27 Apr 2022:
Deriveds
Synonyms
unequivocal · foreordained · sicker · sure · definite · preordained · foreordained · preordained · certain · unambiguous · weird · confident · predestined · predevote · bashert · fated · fateful · assured · predestined · doubtless · unwavering · wis · clear · destined · positive · doomed · univocal · fatidic
Translations (12)
la fātālis (confined to a predetermined fate) · grc μόρσιμος (confined to a predetermined fate) · de bestimmt (confined to a predetermined fate) · he נוֹעָד (confined to a predetermined fate) · pt destinado (confined to a predetermined fate) · ro sortit (confined to a predetermined fate) · fr prédestiné (confined to a predetermined fate) · de vorbestimmt (confined to a predetermined fate) · ro menit (confined to a predetermined fate) · nl voorbestemd (confined to a predetermined fate) · sv ämnad (confined to a predetermined fate) · eo destinita (confined to a predetermined fate)