"destine" meaning in English

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Verb

IPA: /ˈdɛstɪn/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vininn126-destine.wav [US] Forms: destines [present, singular, third-person], destining [participle, present], destined [participle, past], destined [past]
Rhymes: -ɛstɪn Etymology: From Middle English destinen, from Old French destiner. Doublet of destinate. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|destinen}} Middle English destinen, {{der|en|fro|destiner}} Old French destiner, {{dbt|en|destinate}} Doublet of destinate Head templates: {{en-verb}} destine (third-person singular simple present destines, present participle destining, simple past and past participle destined)
  1. To preordain.
    Sense id: en-destine-en-verb-MzpfjAVz Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 74 18 7 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 80 10 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 75 14 12 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 70 16 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 68 17 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 71 16 14
  2. To assign something (especially finance) for a particular use. Translations (to assign for a use): предназначавам (prednaznačavam) (Bulgarian), bestimmen (German), vorbestimmen (German), przeznaczać [imperfective] (Polish), przeznaczyć [perfective] (Polish), destinar (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-destine-en-verb-VSAB98nt Disambiguation of 'to assign for a use': 5 93 2
  3. To attribute a particular destination. Translations (to attribute a particular destination): destinar (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-destine-en-verb-TiHR6fsJ Disambiguation of 'to attribute a particular destination': 0 3 97
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: foredestine Related terms: destinate, destination, destined, destiny

Inflected forms

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        "To preordain."
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