“not meant to be”
Describing something that was destined to fail or not happen, as if by fate or circumstance. Listen to how native speakers pronounce "not meant to be" in the video clips below.
Hear how "not meant to be" sounds in real speech — 1,000 examples from 10 videos, movies, and TV shows. Sources: Shameless, Suit, TEDx Talks, WILD 'TIL 9, Chris Williamson and 5 more.
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YouTubeTEDx Talks10.5M views · 2025-03-27
You Only Have One Life... Until You Have Another | John Tarantino | TEDxProvidence
“not meant to be”
very good thing because our lives are … stagnant they're meant to be dynamic we
Play at 6:52
TV ShowShameless
Shameless — S03E05
“- Not meant to be?”
We might have to accept
that it's not meant to be. … Was I meant to get
an s.T.D. At 17
Play at 27:38
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YouTubeWILD 'TIL 9228K views · 2020-09-01
Recovering F*ckboy | Wild 'Til 9 Episode 4
“not meant to be”
you know that's how you know it's just … um but yeah she made some like massive
Play at 40:10
YouTubeChris Williamson232K views · 2025-07-28
Waymo, Texas Culture, Airline Lounges, OpenAI & Uber Eats - Rory Sutherland
“not meant to be.”
though I don't think it's British. It's … >> I think
Play at 31:56
YouTubeColin and Samir1.5M views · 2024-03-04
We interviewed the Mozart of Gen Z
“not meant to be”
have a space where I create stuff that's … shared and I have a space where I create
Play at 1:17:19
YouTubeThe Diary Of A CEO1.7M views · 2023-09-07
The Breathing Expert: Mouth Breathing Linked To ADHD, Diabetes & Child Sickness!
“not meant to be in four White Walls”
functioning better than it is now we're … trapped inside are we and this is the
Play at 1:25:26
YouTubeCosmopolitan348K views · 2024-10-24
Amelia Dimoldenberg Calls Our Chicken Tragic | Expensive Taste Test | Cosmopolitan
“not meant to be undressing water this”
let's open this one I feel like we're … feels to me explicit in some way like we
Play at 3:11
TV ShowSuit
Suit — S02E04
“not meant to be taken as fact,
therefore”
A big, bold, empty statement … not subject to deceptive
advertising litigation.
Play at 8:10
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YouTubeThe Infographics Show1.0M views · 2023-09-27
Hitler's Plans for the World if He Won And More Insane Adolf Hitler Stories (Compilation)
“not meant to be destroyed from the”
no easy task the Fortified bunkers were … outside but that didn't deter the
Play at 3:29:52
YouTubeThe Take103K views · 2024-06-23
How I Met Your Mother: Everything Ted Got Wrong About Love
“not meant to be it is meant to be and”
is going to happen she can't say it's … you know why cuz I mean it to be he
Play at 2:17