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Meaning of "destine" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD DESTINE

From Old French destiner, from Latin dēstināre to appoint, from de- + -stināre, from stāre to stand.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF DESTINE

destine  [ˈdɛstɪn] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DESTINE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Destine is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb destine in English.

WHAT DOES DESTINE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of destine in the English dictionary

The definition of destine in the dictionary is to set apart or appoint ; intend; design.


CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO DESTINE

PRESENT

Present
I destine
you destine
he/she/it destines
we destine
you destine
they destine
Present continuous
I am destining
you are destining
he/she/it is destining
we are destining
you are destining
they are destining
Present perfect
I have destined
you have destined
he/she/it has destined
we have destined
you have destined
they have destined
Present perfect continuous
I have been destining
you have been destining
he/she/it has been destining
we have been destining
you have been destining
they have been destining
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I destined
you destined
he/she/it destined
we destined
you destined
they destined
Past continuous
I was destining
you were destining
he/she/it was destining
we were destining
you were destining
they were destining
Past perfect
I had destined
you had destined
he/she/it had destined
we had destined
you had destined
they had destined
Past perfect continuous
I had been destining
you had been destining
he/she/it had been destining
we had been destining
you had been destining
they had been destining
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will destine
you will destine
he/she/it will destine
we will destine
you will destine
they will destine
Future continuous
I will be destining
you will be destining
he/she/it will be destining
we will be destining
you will be destining
they will be destining
Future perfect
I will have destined
you will have destined
he/she/it will have destined
we will have destined
you will have destined
they will have destined
Future perfect continuous
I will have been destining
you will have been destining
he/she/it will have been destining
we will have been destining
you will have been destining
they will have been destining
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would destine
you would destine
he/she/it would destine
we would destine
you would destine
they would destine
Conditional continuous
I would be destining
you would be destining
he/she/it would be destining
we would be destining
you would be destining
they would be destining
Conditional perfect
I would have destine
you would have destine
he/she/it would have destine
we would have destine
you would have destine
they would have destine
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been destining
you would have been destining
he/she/it would have been destining
we would have been destining
you would have been destining
they would have been destining
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you destine
we let´s destine
you destine
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to destine
Past participle
destined
Present Participle
destining
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH DESTINE


asbestine
æsˈbɛstɪn
Augustine
ɔːˈɡʌstɪn
Austen
ˈɒstɪn
Austin
ˈɒstɪn
celestine
ˈselɪstɪn
clandestine
klænˈdɛstɪn
colistin
kəˈlɪstɪn
elastin
ɪˈlæstɪn
extine
ˈɛkstɪn
intestine
ɪnˈtɛstɪn
nonclandestine
ˌnɒnklænˈdɛstɪn
predestine
priːˈdɛstɪn
progestin
prəˈdʒɛstɪn
thromboplastin
ˌθrɒmbəʊˈplæstɪn

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DESTINE

destabilisation
destabilise
destabiliser
destabilization
destabilize
destabilizer
destain
destination
destined
destinies
destiny
destitute
destituteness
destitution
destock
destrier
destroy
destroyable
destroyer
destroyer escort

WORDS THAT END LIKE DESTINE

amethystine
argentine
cystine
forestine
hydrastine
langoustine
large intestine
laurustine
nicotine
Palestine
Philistine
pristine
routine
Saint Augustine
sestine
Sistine
small intestine
valentine
vinblastine
vincristine

Synonyms and antonyms of destine in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «DESTINE»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «destine» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of destine

Translation of «destine» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DESTINE

Find out the translation of destine to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of destine from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «destine» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

注定
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Destine
570 millions of speakers

English

destine
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

नियत
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

destine
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

предназначать
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

destine
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ধার্য করা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

destiner
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Destine
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

bestimmen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

destine
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

destine
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Destine
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

định cho
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

விதிக்கப்பட்டிரு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

नियत
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

nasip etmek
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

destinare
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

przeznaczyli
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

призначати
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

DESTINE
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

προορίζω
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

uittrek
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Destine
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

destine
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of destine

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DESTINE»

The term «destine» is quite widely used and occupies the 51.603 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DESTINE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «destine» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «destine» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about destine

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DESTINE»

Discover the use of destine in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to destine and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Klandestine Relationships: A Black Man's Odyssey in the Ku ...
A professional musician recounts his courageous, lifelong confrontations and conversations with members of the Ku Klux Klan in an attempt to unearth the roots of bigotry and foster harmony between black and white, often using music to ...
Daryl Davis, 2011
2
Destine: The Watcher's Trilogy
Michelle Cross is an average, seventeen year old girl growing up in a small town in New Jersey.
Katherine Polillo, Melissa Ringsted, 2012
3
Clan Destine: The Ferguson Farm Mystery
It should have been dark and stormy the night we moved into the old Ferguson Farm.
Lisa McKendrick, 2007
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Realities
Destine said Well things are going to be better around here in the future for everybody. With everybody in place Destine said o.k. everybody there you are, smile that best smile. Destine stepped and said o.k. that's it. The young mother said ...
Annie V. Prewitt, 2012
5
The Ligoncy Secrets: Dyviniti Memoirs Series
He got into the car intensely starring at Destine through the window as the tears trickled down his cheek. He paused, glanced at her once again, drove away but in agony. He thought he had healed and the memories were deeply buried.
Autumn S. Couchant, 2012
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Destine
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Destine (pronounced destine) is a rock band that formed in Tilburg, the Netherlands in 2006.
Jesse Russell, Ronald Cohn, 2012
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Corrupt City 2
Richard knew it was time for him to look out for himself for once. He couldn't wait for the bomb to drop, because when the smoke cleared, the mayor would blame everything on him. He decided to get in contact with Destine Diaz and start ...
Tra Verdejo, 2011
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Computer-Aided Design of User Interfaces V: Proceedings of ...
Referring to the repair tool classification presented above, DESTINE consists of a complete environment for evaluating a web page against any previously defined usability and accessibility guideline and a repair tool which executes a partial ...
G. Calvary, Costin Pribeanu, Giuseppe Santucci, 2007
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The End of the World as a Work of Art: A Western Story
BIBLIOGRAPHY. OF. RAFAEL. ARGULLOL'S. WORKS. (1980) DuturbuM del conocimUnto (Knowledge Disturbances) (Icaria: 1980) (1981) Lampeitwa ( Montesinos: 1981, Destine: 1990) ( I 982) El Quattrocento (The Quattrocento) ...
Rafael Argullol, 2005
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Middle English Dictionary
2 of don v. destain- ed, ppl. of destinen. destan, inf. of destinen. destane — destine. destan(i)ed, ppl. of destinen. destaunce — distaunce. destauntli — distauntli. deste, p. of dashen. desteine — destine. desteinen — disteinen. destem- pren ...
Hans Kurath, Sherman M. Kuhn, 1961

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DESTINE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term destine is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Be counted for the arts — by counting other people
Jasemine Lopez, left, and Lindsay Destine work on their clay sculpture projects at the ARTSchool art workshops for children at Von Liebig Arts ... «Naples Daily News, Jul 15»
2
Lura Agnes Fuller
... and Kimberlee Burgee of Ticonderoga; and her great-grandchildren, George Sims, Bella Degraff, Kaiden Fuller, Destine, Bridgette, Brooklyn, ... «Glens Falls Post-Star, Jul 15»
3
Happiness and the Inner Voice of Destiny
The On-line Etymology Dictionary traces destiny to the Latin word destine which means to "make firm" or "establish" as if by fate. «Huffington Post, Jul 15»
4
1952 vue depuis 1883
Quand on destine une jeune fille à tenir les rênes d'une grande maison de finance, il est au moins oiseux de l'appeler Sylvie ou Églantine ; le ... «Le nouvel Economiste, Jul 15»
5
Passport program returns
... Postell Jr., Amani Destine, Jabari Destine, Marissa Quarless, Sebastian Bidoae, Alice Aurelia Bidoae, Jania Destine and Monica Bidoae. «Newbritainherald, Jun 15»
6
Mezouar: 'Arresting Women for Wearing Mini-Skirts Is a Form of …
... the way for those who want to destine themselves as the protectors of morals, and giving them the right to preach and impose their own laws.”. «Morocco World News, Jun 15»
7
Roger Olson's 'Arminian Theology'– Part Fifteen
He foreknew Esau, for example but did not choose him or destine him to be that way. My point would be that Paul views God's knowledge as ... «Patheos, Jun 15»
8
Phoenix Students Restore School To Reclaim Native American Identity
Cano Sanchez and David Montour of the band Clan-Destine recently stopped by to check out the acoustics for future concerts with an ... «WUNC, Jun 15»
9
West County: 43 adults share their career experiences at Hebron …
... Megan Carter, Pearwa Chonlawut, Rhinnon Claw, Dominic Cotriss, Destine Davis, Eryn DeShields, Danielle Etienne, Emily Flores, Leonard ... «CapitalGazette.com, Jun 15»
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The only word I had trouble with was DESTINE. The phrase that intrigued me the most, though, was RAGE QUIT. I had vaguely heard about the ... «New York Times, Jun 15»

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