Meanings
- Destined to exist or occur.
From the moment he started dating my mom, I never doubted that it was meant to be.
2008 April, “Spring's Star Looks”, in Harpers Bazaar, number 3557, page 2132 more examples
Why, look at how long I've been dating Oliver. If it wasn't meant to be, it would have ended a long time ago.
1992, Jodi Picoult, Songs of the Humpback Whale, Simon and Schuster, published 2007, →ISBN, page 183Some people slip into a trap of adopting an "If it's meant to be, it's meant to be" philosophy. Though this sentiment can be reassuring at times, it is not an excuse for passively watching life parade by, especially when you have the ability to do otherwise.
2009, Margie Warrell, Find Your Courage, McGraw Hill Professional, →ISBN, page 154
Translations
Spanish se supone que... [ser]
- se supone que... [ser]supposedly
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meant to be. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/meant%20to%20be
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