destined

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.

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

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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

Thesaurus

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" bound 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" bound 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"

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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 for → destinado a

2. (= fated) to be destined to do sth → estar destinado a hacer algo
it was destined to fail → estaba destinado or condenado a fracasar
she was destined for greater things → estaba destinada or predestinada a llegar lejos
it was destined to happen this way → tenía que ocurrir así
we were destined never to meet again → el destino no quiso que nos volviéramos a encontrar

3. (= travelling) destined for London → con destino a Londres

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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

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destined

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

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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 London → con destinazione Londra, diretto/a a Londra

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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 注定的

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 på 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 向...去的