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DEST-ind/ˈdestɪnd/

Destined means certain to happen or to become: destined to fail; destined for the bar. Destination is the place you are going (already in the dictionary). Bound to is a close informal twin. The bill was destined to fail without devolved votes. Do not mix with destiny as a mystical essay filler.

Meaning

Certain to happen, or certain to become something in the future.

Examples

• “The bill was destined to fail without the devolved votes.”
• “The shipment is destined for Hull, which is the “headed for” sense.”

Good to know

destined to + verb; destined for. Noun mix-up: destination / destiny. Close: bound to. Politics and careers. Not a horoscope in a methods section.

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