destine

See also: destiné and destiñe

English

Etymology

From Middle English destinen, from Old French destiner.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdɛstɪn/

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• Rhymes: -ɛstɪn

Verb

destine (third-person singular simple present destines, present participle destining, simple past and past participle destined)

1. to preordain
2. to assign something (especially finance) for a particular use
3. to attribute a particular destination

Derived terms

• foredestine

 

Related terms

• destinate
• destination
• destined
• destiny

 

Translations

intransitive: to assign for a use

• Bulgarian: предназначавам (bg) (prednaznačavam)
• German: bestimmen (de), vorbestimmen (de)
• Spanish: destinar (es)

Anagrams

• deniest, edestin, endites, entised, in steed, steined, tendies, tenside

French

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -in

Verb

destine

1. inflection of destiner:
   1. first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
   2. second-person singular imperative

Anagrams

• densité, déteins, détiens, étendis

Ladin

Verb

destine

1. first-person singular present indicative of destiner
2. first-person singular present subjunctive of destiner
3. third-person singular present subjunctive of destiner
4. third-person plural present subjunctive of destiner

Portuguese

Verb

destine

1. inflection of destinar:
   1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /desˈtine/ [d̪esˈt̪i.ne]
• Rhymes: -ine
• Syllabification: des‧ti‧ne

Verb

destine

1. inflection of destinar:
   1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative