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
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Examples of destine in a Sentence
his extreme height seemed to destine him for a career in basketball
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Susanne Rust, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2024
Mercedes has not said how many are destined for the U.S. but did say that deliveries of the model will begin next spring.
—Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 21 Oct. 2024
On April 13, 2023, the European Space Agency launched a rocket carrying a spacecraft destined for Jupiter.
—Mike Sori, Discover Magazine, 18 Oct. 2024
The scientists, whose efforts were filmed over a year of a decade-long collaborative effort, accumulated more than 7,000 audio recordings of pigs, some of which were destined for the slaughterhouse and others from free, organic and mass production farms.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 17 Oct. 2024
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“Destine.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/destine. Accessed 4 Nov. 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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