adj. (cannot stand alone)
1) predestined to (predestined to glory)
2) predestined to + inf. (she was predestined to go far in life)
3) predestined that + clause (it was predestined that they would never meet again)
Combinatory dictionary. 2013.
predestined — index forthcoming, future, inevitable Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
predestined — pre|des|tined [prıˈdestınd] adj something that is predestined is certain to happen because it has been decided by God or ↑fate predestined to do sth ▪ They believed that kings were predestined to rule … Dictionary of contemporary English
predestined — [[t]pri͟ːde̱stɪnd[/t]] ADJ If you say that something was predestined, you mean that it could not have been prevented or changed because it had already been decided by a power such as God or fate. His was not a political career predestined from… … English dictionary
predestined — adjective something that is predestined is certain to happen because it has been decided by God or fate: predestined to do sth: All our plans seemed predestined to fail … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
Predestined — Predestine Pre*des tine, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Predestined}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Predestining}.] [Cf. F. pr[ e]destiner. See {Predestinate}.] To decree beforehand; to foreordain; to predestinate. Young. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
predestined — predestine ► VERB 1) (of God) destine (someone) for a particular fate or purpose. 2) determine (an outcome) in advance by divine will or fate. DERIVATIVES predestined adjective … English terms dictionary
predestined — adjective established or prearranged unalterably his place in history was foreordained a sense of predestinate inevitability about it it seemed predestined since the beginning of the world • Syn: ↑foreordained, ↑predestinate • Similar to: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
predestined — Synonyms and related words: absolute, apodictic, bound, certain, clear, clear and distinct, clear as day, conclusive, decisive, definite, determinate, foreordained, forgone, ineluctable, inevitable, necessary, perfectly sure, positive, predecided … Moby Thesaurus
predestined — pre|des|tined [ pri destınd ] adjective certain to happen because God or another force has decided that it will … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
predestined — prÉªË destɪnd adj. decreed in advance, preordained (by a higher power); decided in advance, predetermined, predestinated ,pre des·tine || ‚prÉªË destɪn v. decree, preordain (by a higher power); decide in advance, predetermine, predestinate … English contemporary dictionary
