--- title: destined — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics description: «destined» in the school dictionary: Destined means meant or fated to be something or to go somewhere, as if decided in advance. 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The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: [destined in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/destined.md). ## Meaning 1 {#m1} Destined means meant or fated to be something or to go somewhere, as if decided in advance. ```conllu # sent_id = dict:school:destined:m1:1 # text = Destined means meant or fated to be something or to go somewhere, as if decided in advance. 1 Destined destine VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 2 nsubj _ _ 2 means mean VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 meant mean VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 2 ccomp _ _ 4 or or CCONJ CC _ 5 cc _ _ 5 fated fate VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 3 conj _ _ 6 to to PART TO _ 8 mark _ _ 7 be be AUX VB VerbForm=Inf 8 cop _ _ 8 something something PRON NN Number=Sing|PronType=Ind 5 obj _ _ 9 or or CCONJ CC _ 11 cc _ _ 10 to to PART TO _ 11 mark _ _ 11 go go VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 8 acl _ _ 12 somewhere somewhere ADV RB PronType=Ind 11 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 13 , , PUNCT , _ 16 punct _ _ 14 as as SCONJ IN _ 16 mark _ _ 15 if if SCONJ IN _ 16 mark _ _ 16 decided decide VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 5 conj _ _ 17 in in ADP IN _ 18 case _ _ 18 advance advance NOUN NN Number=Sing 16 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 19 . . PUNCT . _ 2 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **destine** | participle | | | | | | | tree rules | | 2 | **mean** | present | | | | | | | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | | 3 | **mean** | participle | | | | | | | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent | | 4 | **fate** | participle | | | | | | | tree rules | | 5 | **is a** | to-infinitive | | something | | | | | tree rules | | 6 | **go** | to-infinitive | | | | | | somewhere *property* | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 7 | **decide** *a condition, not said to happen* | participle | | | | advance | | | vn correspond-36.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree. ## Example 1 {#x1} She was destined to become queen one day. ```conllu # sent_id = dict:school:destined:x1:1 # text = She was destined to become queen one day. 1 She she PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 3 nsubj:pass _ _ 2 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 3 aux:pass _ _ 3 destined destine VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 0 root _ _ 4 to to PART TO _ 5 mark _ _ 5 become become VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 3 xcomp _ _ 6 queen queen NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 xcomp _ _ 7 one one NUM CD NumForm=Word|NumType=Card 8 nummod _ _ 8 day day NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 obl:unmarked _ SpaceAfter=No 9 . . PUNCT . _ 3 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **destine** | past · passive | | She | | | | | tree rules | | 2 | **become** | to-infinitive | | queen | | | day | | vn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient | ## Example 2 {#x2} "You are destined for great deeds," said the old wizard. ```conllu # sent_id = dict:school:destined:x2:1 # text = "You are destined for great deeds," said the old wizard. 1 " " PUNCT `` _ 4 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 2 You you PRON PRP Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs 4 nsubj _ _ 3 are be AUX VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 4 aux:pass _ _ 4 destined destine VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 10 ccomp _ _ 5 for for ADP IN _ 7 case _ _ 6 great great ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 7 amod _ _ 7 deeds deed NOUN NNS Number=Plur 4 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 8 , , PUNCT , _ 4 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 9 " " PUNCT '' _ 4 punct _ _ 10 said say VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 11 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 13 det _ _ 12 old old ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 13 amod _ _ 13 wizard wizard NOUN NN Number=Sing 10 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 14 . . PUNCT . _ 10 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **destine** *in a quote* | present · passive | | You | | | | for great deeds | tree rules | | 2 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | the old wizard | | | | | | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | ## Example 3 {#x3} The lost boy felt he was destined to find the magic sword. ```conllu # sent_id = dict:school:destined:x3:1 # text = The lost boy felt he was destined to find the magic sword. 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 3 det _ _ 2 lost lose VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 3 amod _ _ 3 boy boy NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 nsubj _ _ 4 felt feel VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 5 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 7 nsubj _ _ 6 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 7 aux:pass _ _ 7 destined destine VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 4 xcomp _ _ 8 to to PART TO _ 9 mark _ _ 9 find find VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 7 xcomp _ _ 10 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 12 det _ _ 11 magic magic ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 12 amod _ _ 12 sword sword NOUN NN Number=Sing 9 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 13 . . PUNCT . _ 4 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **lose** | participle | | | | | | | vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 2 | **feel** | past | the lost boy | | | | | | vn conjecture-29.5-2 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Theme | | 3 | **destine** | past · passive | | boy | | | | | tree rules | | 4 | **find** | to-infinitive | | the magic sword | | | | | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent sword=Topic | **Text:** the school dictionary of Mova's schools (`world/data/dictionary-schools/`), written for Mova. **Trees:** Mova's own parse — the `en` model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. **Frames:** Mova's frames reader (`prag`), each meaning and example read on its own. 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