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
Examples of destine in a Sentence
his extreme height seemed to destine him for a career in basketball
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Tony Jones, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2025
Lady Gaga was always destined to steal the show at Coachella as the biggest headliner at the festival this year.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 27 Apr. 2025
But Trump’s campaign seems destined to fracture our alliances and magnify American weakness.
—Nicholas D. Kristof, Mercury News, 24 Apr. 2025
Their son had seemed destined for the sport from when his two older brothers gifted him a baseball at birth.
—Mathew Miranda, Sacbee.com, 24 Apr. 2025
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“Destine.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/destine. Accessed 30 Apr. 2025.
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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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