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destine

See also: destiné and destiñe

English

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Etymology

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From Middle English destinen, from Old French destiner.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈdɛstɪn/
  • Audio (US):(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛstɪn

Verb

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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

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French

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Pronunciation

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Verb

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destine

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

Anagrams

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Ladin

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Verb

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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

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Verb

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destine

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

Spanish

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Pronunciation

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

Verb

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destine

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