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Adjective destined has 2 senses
- bound, destined - headed or intending to head in a certain direction; often used as a combining form as in `college-bound students'; "children bound for school"; "a flight destined for New York"
Antonym: unoriented (indirect, via oriented)
- bound, destined - (usually followed by `to') governed by fate; "bound to happen"; "an old house destined to be demolished"; "he is destined to be famous"
Antonym: uncertain (indirect, via certain)
Verb destine has 2 senses
- destine, fate, doom, designate - decree or designate beforehand; "She was destined to become a great pianist"
--1 is one way to ordain
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE
- intend, destine, designate, specify - design or destine; "She was intended to become the director"
--2 is one way to plan
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE
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