Meaning
The phrase “be destined for” means to be meant for a particular purpose, place, or outcome, often suggesting that it is inevitable or predetermined. It implies a strong sense of fate or inevitability.
Grammar and Usage
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Structure: be destined for + noun / noun phrase
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Part of speech: passive verb phrase
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Used to indicate purpose, outcome, or fate.
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Common forms:
- be destined for success (fate is success)
- be destined for failure (fate is failure)
- be destined for greatness / glory / stardom
- be destined for somewhere (place)
Example structure:
- Subject + be destined for + noun phrase
Common Phrases
- destined for greatness
- destined for success
- destined for failure
- destined for stardom
- destined for each other
Collocations
- destined for success / failure
- destined for Hollywood / Broadway / the throne
- destined for tragedy / glory
- destined for international markets
Examples
- She seemed destined for success from a young age.
- The team was destined for victory after years of hard work.
- He always believed he was destined for greater things.
- That product was destined for the European market.
- They appeared to be destined for each other.
- Without proper planning, the project was destined for failure.
- The young actor is clearly destined for stardom.
- Their love story was destined for tragedy.
Synonyms or Related
- fated to
- meant to
- bound for
- certain to
- doomed to (negative)
Antonym
- avoidable
- preventable
- uncertain
- accidental