1. (

• destine ,
• fate ,
• doom ,
• designate ,

) decree or designate beforehand; "She was destined to become a great pianist" ;

2. (

• intend ,
• destine ,
• designate ,
• specify

) design or destine; "She was intended to become the director" ;

1. (

• 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" ;

2. (

• 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" ;