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–adjective

1.	bound for a certain destination: a freighter destined for the Orient.

2.	ordained, appointed, or predetermined to be or do something.

3.	liable, planning, or intending to be or do something.

[Origin: 1590–1600; destine + -ed²

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–verb (used with object), -tined, -tin·ing.

1.	to set apart for a particular use, purpose, etc.; design; intend.

2.	to appoint or ordain beforehand, as by divine decree; foreordain; predetermine.

[Origin: 1250–1300; ME destinen < OF destiner < L déstināre to establish, determine, equiv. to dé- de- + *stanāre, deriv. of stāre to stand

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tr.v. des·tined, des·tin·ing, des·tines

To determine beforehand; preordain: a foolish scheme destined to fail; a film destined to become a classic.
To assign for a specific end, use, or purpose: money destined to pay for their child's education.
To direct toward a given destination: a flight destined for Tokyo.

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

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destined
adjective
1.	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" [syn: bound]
2.	(usually followed by 'to') governed by fate; "bound to happen"; "an old house destined to be demolished"; "he is destined to be famous" [syn: bound]

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destined1 [ˈdestind] adjective

(having a future) organized or arranged beforehand (by a person or by fate)
Example: She was destined for success.

Arabic:	مُقَدَّر لَهُ
Chinese (Simplified):	注定的
Chinese (Traditional):	注定的
Czech:	předurčený
Danish:	bestemt for; bestemt til
Dutch:	voorbeschikt
Estonian:	ette määratud
Finnish:	ennalta määrätty
French:	destiné à
German:	bestimmt
Greek:	προορισμένος
Hungarian:	vmire rendeltetve van
Icelandic:	sem er ætlaður ákveðinn ferill
Indonesian:	ditakdirkan
Italian:	destinato

Japanese:	運命づけられた
Korean:	미리 정해진, …할 운명인
Latvian:	iepriekšnolemts
Lithuanian:	(kam) skirta, lemta
Norwegian:	bestemt for, *til
Polish:	predystynowany, z góry przeznaczony
Portuguese (Brazil):	destinado
Portuguese (Portugal):	destinado
Romanian:	menit
Russian:	предназначенный
Slovak:	predurčený
Slovenian:	določen (za kaj)
Spanish:	destinado
Swedish:	bestämd, ämnad
Turkish:	kaderinde var, alnına yazılmış

destined2 [ˈdestind] adjective

bound or heading (for a place)
Example: destined for Singapore

Arabic:	مُتَّجِه إلى
Chinese (Simplified):	向…去的
Chinese (Traditional):	向…去的
Czech:	určený, směřující
Danish:	på vej til
Dutch:	bestemd
Estonian:	teel
Finnish:	matkalla
French:	à destination de
German:	unterwegs (nach)
Greek:	κατευθυνόμενος
Hungarian:	vhová tartó
Icelandic:	á leið til
Indonesian:	menuju
Italian:	diretto

Japanese:	～行きである
Korean:	…행의
Latvian:	ar galamērķi
Lithuanian:	vykstantis
Norwegian:	på vei til, med kurs mot
Polish:	przeznaczony, zmierzający
Portuguese (Brazil):	destinado
Portuguese (Portugal):	destinado
Romanian:	cu destinaţia
Russian:	направляющийся
Slovak:	smerujúci
Slovenian:	namenjen (proti)
Spanish:	con destino
Swedish:	destinerad
Turkish:	…-e gidecek

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