destine

destine

See also: destiné and destiñe

English

Etymology

From Old French destiner.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdɛstɪn/

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 have a particular destination

Related terms

• destinate
• destination
• destiny

 

Translations

intransitive: to assign for a use

German: bestimmen (de), vorbestimmen

Anagrams

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

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French

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -in

Verb

destine

1. first-person singular present indicative of destiner
2. third-person singular present indicative of destiner
3. first-person singular present subjunctive of destiner
4. third-person singular present subjunctive of destiner
5. second-person singular imperative of destiner

Anagrams

• densité, déteins, détiens, étendis

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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

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Portuguese

Verb

destine

1. first-person singular (eu) present subjunctive of destinar
2. third-person singular (ele and ela, also used with você and others) present subjunctive of destinar
3. third-person singular (você) affirmative imperative of destinar
4. third-person singular (você) negative imperative of destinar

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Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /desˈtine/, [d̪esˈt̪ine]

Verb

destine

1. First-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of destinar.
2. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted^?) present subjunctive form of destinar.
3. Formal second-person singular (usted) imperative form of destinar.