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destined adjective [ ˈdɛstɪnd ]

• (of a person's future) regarded as developing as though according to a pre-existing plan.
• "he was destined for great things"

destine verb

• intend or choose for a particular purpose or end.
Origin: Middle English (in the sense ‘predetermine, decree’): from Old French destiner, from Latin destinare ‘make firm, establish’.


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