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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On the other hand, from January through June 1, manufacturing employment fell by 5,000 workers while services added 532,000 jobs, casting doubt on the notion that manufacturing is destined to be the high-employment sector.
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Bruce Yandle, Boston Herald, 18 July 2025
Coddling Russia and refusing to grant Ukraine its own importance, out of deference to the fact that one was a great power and former superpower while the other was destined to live or die in its shadow, scripted a chronicle of a catastrophe foretold.
—Samuel Moyn, Harpers Magazine, 16 July 2025
Which is the unstoppable windbag destined to monopolize conversation at breakfast?
—Guy Trebay, Travel + Leisure, 15 July 2025
The business has come a long way from collecting cans, bottles, plastic, newspaper and other consumer disposables, otherwise destined for landfills, to recreate all sorts of new products.
—Bob Woods, CNBC, 13 July 2025
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Bruce Yandle, Boston Herald, 18 July 2025
Coddling Russia and refusing to grant Ukraine its own importance, out of deference to the fact that one was a great power and former superpower while the other was destined to live or die in its shadow, scripted a chronicle of a catastrophe foretold.
—Samuel Moyn, Harpers Magazine, 16 July 2025
Which is the unstoppable windbag destined to monopolize conversation at breakfast?
—Guy Trebay, Travel + Leisure, 15 July 2025
The business has come a long way from collecting cans, bottles, plastic, newspaper and other consumer disposables, otherwise destined for landfills, to recreate all sorts of new products.
—Bob Woods, CNBC, 13 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for destine
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“Destine.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/destine. Accessed 26 Jul. 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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