destined, bound(p)
(adjective) (usually followed by âtoâ) governed by fate; âbound to happenâ; âan old house destined to be demolishedâ; âhe is destined to be famousâ
bound, destined
(adjective) headed or intending to head in a certain direction; often used as a combining form as in âcollege-bound studentsâ; âchildren bound for schoolâ; âa flight destined for New Yorkâ
Source: WordNet® 3.1
destined
Confined to a predetermined fate or destiny; certain.
destined
simple past tense and past participle of destine
Source: Wiktionary
Des"tine, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Destined; p. pr. & vb. n. Destining.] Etym: [F. destiner, L. destinare; de + the root of stare to stand. See Stand, and cf. Obstinate.]
Definition: To determine the future condition or application of; to set apart by design for a future use or purpose; to fix, as by destiny or by an authoritative decree; to doom; to ordain or preordain; to appoint; -- often with the remoter object preceded by to or for. We are decreed, Reserved, and destined to eternal woe. Milton. Till the loathsome opposite Of all my heart had destined, did obtain. Tennyson. Not enjoyment and not sorrow Is our destined end or way. Longfellow.
Syn.
– To design; mark out; determine; allot; choose; intend; devote; consecrate; doom.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
9 May 2025
(noun) anything in accord with principles of justice; âhe feels he is in the rightâ; âthe rightfulness of his claimâ
The word âcoffeeâ entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch âkoffie,â borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish âkahve,â borrowed in turn from the Arabic âqahwah.â The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
