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
If something is destined to happen or if someone is destined to behave in a particular way, that thing seems certain to happen or be done. London seems destined to lose more than 2,000 hospital beds Everyone knew that Muriel was destined for great things
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"
If someone is destined for a particular place, or if goods are destined for a particular place, they are travelling towards that place or will be sent to that place. products destined for Saudi Arabia. = bound