Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

destined

/ˈdɛstɪnd/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.79 in modern English

Syllables: des-tined
IPA: /ˈdɛstɪnd/

10

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Confined to a predetermined fate or destiny; certain.

verb

simple past and past participle of destine

Example Sentences

"He is sure he is destined for fame."
"When Hape sauntered over for a try after only three minutes it looked as if England were destined for a comfortable victory, but Georgia are made of sterner stuff, as they showed when running Scotland close in Invercargill last week."
"The furious reaction in Germany after 200,000 protective masks destined for Berlin mysteriously went missing in Thailand and were allegedly redirected to the US is a case in point. There is no solid proof Trump approved the heist. But it’s the sort of thing he would do – or so people believe."

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /ˈdɛstɪnd/

Derived Forms

undestined

Synonyms

foreordained preordained predestined bashert destined doomed fated fateful fatidic predevote weird assured

Questions

How do you pronounce destined?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈdɛstɪnd/.
What does destined mean?: Confined to a predetermined fate or destiny; certain.

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