destined; destining
1
: to decree beforehand : predetermine
was not destined to attain the throne
2
a
: to designate, assign, or dedicate in advance
believed their son was destined for the priesthood
destined to succeed
a flaw that destines them to fail
b
: to direct, devise, or set apart for a specific purpose or place
freight destined for European ports
Synonyms
Examples of destine in a Sentence
his extreme height seemed to destine him for a career in basketball
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On March 6, fumes detected in the cabin of a Boeing 737-800 Alaska Airlines flight destined for Phoenix caused pilots to head back to the Portland airport.
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Ed Cara / Gizmodo, Quartz, 2 Apr. 2024
Colonialism and its attendant ills were destined to reach the many paradisaical places Cook visited and mapped, although, without his undeniable navigational skills, that might have taken a few years more.
—Elizabeth Kolbert, The New Yorker, 1 Apr. 2024
O’Connor’s attempts to contact her were destined to bear fruit.
—Esther Zuckerman, Los Angeles Times, 29 Mar. 2024
Many ships stuck in the port were destined to make stops at other U.S. ports to load and unload goods before heading overseas, a complicated logistical dance now scrambled by the bridge collapse.
—Laris Karklis, Washington Post, 27 Mar. 2024
The next day, the Biden administration announced an $8.5 billion deal to fund Intel Corporation’s semiconductor manufacturing, much of it destined for Ohio, courtesy of legislation that Mr. Brown helped secure.
—Jonathan Weisman, New York Times, 22 Mar. 2024
The plant, which BYD expects will start operations this year, will have an annual capacity of 150,000 vehicles, destined for both domestic and export markets.
—Lionel Lim, Fortune Asia, 13 Mar. 2024
But there is no clear market for earth sculptures destined to crumble.
—Zachary Small, New York Times, 22 Mar. 2024
On March 6, fumes detected in the cabin of a Boeing 737-800 Alaska Airlines flight destined for Phoenix caused pilots to head back to the Portland airport.
—Claire Rush, Fortune, 16 Mar. 2024
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“Destine.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/destine. Accessed 16 Apr. 2024.
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destine
verb
des·tine
ˈdes-tən 
destined; destining
1
: to settle in advance
a plan destined to fail
2
: to choose, assign, or dedicate in advance
destined their child for the study of law
3
: to be bound or directed
a ship destined for New York
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