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destined

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des·tine  (dstn)
tr.v. des·tined, des·tin·ing, des·tines
1. To determine beforehand; preordain: a foolish scheme destined to fail; a film destined to become a classic.
2. To assign for a specific end, use, or purpose: money destined to pay for their child's education.
3. To direct toward a given destination: a flight destined for Tokyo.

[Middle English destinen, from Old French destiner; see destiny.]

destined [ˈdɛstɪnd]
adj (postpositive)
1. foreordained or certain; meant he is destined to be famous
2. (usually foll by for) heading (towards a specific destination); directed a letter destined for Europe
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.destined - headed or intending to head in a certain direction; often used as a combining form as in `college-bound students'; "children bound for school"; "a flight destined for New York"
orientated, oriented - adjusted or located in relation to surroundings or circumstances; sometimes used in combination; "the house had its large windows oriented toward the ocean view"; "helping freshmen become oriented to college life"; "the book is value-oriented throughout"
2.destined - (usually followed by `to') governed by fate; "bound to happen"; "an old house destined to be demolished"; "he is destined to be famous"
sure, certain - certain to occur; destined or inevitable; "he was certain to fail"; "his fate is certain"; "In this life nothing is certain but death and taxes"- Benjamin Franklin; "he faced certain death"; "sudden but sure regret"; "he is sure to win"

destined
adjective fated, meant, intended, designed, certain, bound, doomed, ordained, predestined, foreordained He feels that he was destined to become a musician.
destined for bound for, meant, intended, booked, directed, scheduled, routed, heading for, assigned, en route, on the road to products destined for the south
Translations
destined [ˈdestɪnd] ADJ
1. (= intended) destined fordestinado a
2. (= fated) to be destined to do sthestar destinado a hacer algo
it was destined to failestaba destinado or condenado a fracasar
she was destined for greater thingsestaba destinada or predestinada a llegar lejos
it was destined to happen this waytenía que ocurrir así
we were destined never to meet againel destino no quiso que nos volviéramos a encontrar
3. (= travelling) destined for Londoncon destino a Londres

destined [ˈdɛstɪnd] adj
to be destined to do sth (by fate)être destiné(e) à faire qch
to be destined for sth (= be bound for) [person] → être promis(e) à qch; [thing] → être destiné(e) à qch
(= on the way to) destined for London → à destination de Londres

destined
adj destined for (ship, person)unterwegs nach; goodsfür; where is the cargo destined for?wo geht diese Fracht hin?

destined [ˈdɛstɪnd] adj pred
a. destined for sth/sb/to do sth (by fate) → destinato/a a qc/qn/a fare qc
we were destined to meet → eravamo destinati a incontrarci
b. (bound for) destined for Londoncon destinazione Londra, diretto/a a Londra

destined [ˈdɛstɪnd] adj pred
a. destined for sth/sb/to do sth (by fate) → destinato/a a qc/qn/a fare qc
we were destined to meet → eravamo destinati a incontrarci
b. (bound for) destined for Londoncon destinazione Londra, diretto/a a Londra

destined
adj destined [ˈdestind]
1 (having a future) organized or arranged beforehand (by a person or by fate) She was destined for success. voorbestem مُقَدَّر لَهُ предопределен předurčený bestemt for; bestemt til bestimmt προορισμένος destinado ette määratud مقدر شده برای tarkoitettu destiné à נוֹעָד ל- निर्दिष्ट, नियत predodređen vmire rendeltetve van ditakdirkan sem er ætlaður ákveðinn ferill destinato 運命づけられた 운명 지어진 (kam) skirta, lemta iepriekšnolemts mentakdirkan voorbeschikt bestemt for/til predystynowany, z góry przeznaczony destinado menit предназначенный predurčený določen (za kaj) predodređen []bestämd, ämnad ซึ่งถูกกำหนดไว้ล่วงหน้าแล้ว kaderinde var, alnına yazılmış 註定的 приречений مقدر نے جسے پہلے سے طے کیا ہو đã được trù định từ trước
2 bound or heading (for a place) destined for Singapore. voorbestem مُتَّجِه إلى предназначен určený, směřující på vej til unterwegs (nach) κατευθυνόμενος con destino teel عازم؛ رهسپار matkalla à destination de מְיוֹעָד לְ- निर्दिष्ट namijenjen vhová tartó menuju á leið til diretto ~行きである (~로) 향하는 vykstantis ar galamērķi arah bestemd vei til, med kurs mot przeznaczony, zmierzający destinado cu destinaţia направляющийся smerujúci namenjen (proti) putovati za destinerad ซึ่งมุ่งหน้าไปทาง ...-e gidecek 向...去的 такий, що прямує, тримає курс کسی مقام کی طرف قصد کرنا đi đến một nơi ...


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They ran thus: "AN IMPENETRABLE MYSTERY SEEMS DESTINED TO HANG FOR EVER OVER THIS ACT OF MADNESS OR DESPAIR.
Again, "the good and just," throughout the book, is the expression used in referring to the self-righteous of modern times,-- those who are quite sure that they know all that is to be known concerning good and evil, and are satisfied that the values their little world of tradition has handed down to them, are destined to rule mankind as long as it lasts.
Recognition, as the name indicates, is a change from ignorance to knowledge, producing love or hate between the persons destined by the poet for good or bad fortune.
 
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