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English
Etymology
From Middle English destinen, from Old French destiner.
Pronunciation
Verb
destine (third-person singular simple present destines, present participle destining, simple past and past participle destined)
- to preordain
- to assign something (especially finance) for a particular use
- to have a particular destination
Related terms
Translations
intransitive: to assign for a use
Anagrams
French
Pronunciation
Verb
destine
- inflection of destiner:
- first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
- second-person singular imperative
Anagrams
Ladin
Verb
destine
- first-person singular present indicative of destiner
- first-person singular present subjunctive of destiner
- third-person singular present subjunctive of destiner
- third-person plural present subjunctive of destiner
Portuguese
Verb
destine
- inflection of destinar:
- first/third-person singular present subjunctive
- third-person singular imperative
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /desˈtine/
- Rhymes: -ine
- Syllabification: des‧ti‧ne
Verb
destine
- inflection of destinar:
- first/third-person singular present subjunctive
- third-person singular imperative