DESTINED


Meaning of DESTINED in English

[adjective] - intended (for a particular purpose)The money was destined for the relief of poverty, but was diverted by corrupt officials.These cars are destined for the European market.See also predestined at predestination.Destined also means travelling or being sent to.This train is destined for Birmingham.Customs officers have seized nearly a ton of heroin destined for New York.If something or someone is destined, they are controlled by the force which some people believe controls what happens, and which cannot be influenced by people.She is destined for an extremely successful career.He had always felt that he was destined to lead his country.These plans are destined to fail.(formal or humorous) Do you think it was destined that we should one day meet?

Cambridge English vocab.      Кембриджский английский словарь.