destine (redirected from destining)

des·tine  (dstn)

tr.v. des·tined, des·tin·ing, des·tines

1. To determine beforehand; preordain: a foolish scheme destined to fail; a film destined to become a classic.

2. To assign for a specific end, use, or purpose: money destined to pay for their child's education.

3. To direct toward a given destination: a flight destined for Tokyo.

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[Middle English destinen, from Old French destiner; see destiny.]

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destine [ˈdɛstɪn]

vb

(tr) to set apart or appoint (for a certain purpose or person, or to do something); intend; design

[from Old French destiner, from Latin dēstināre to appoint, from de- + -stināre, from stāre to stand]

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	destine - decree or designate beforehand; "She was destined to become a great pianist" doom, fate, designate ordain - issue an order
	2.	destine - design or destine; "She was intended to become the director" intend, designate, specify plan - make plans for something; "He is planning a trip with his family" mean - destine or designate for a certain purpose; "These flowers were meant for you" design - plan something for a specific role or purpose or effect; "This room is not designed for work" slate - designate or schedule; "He slated his talk for 9 AM"; "She was slated to be his successor" aim, calculate, direct - specifically design a product, event, or activity for a certain public

Translations

destine [ˈdestɪn] VT → destinar (for, to para)

destine [ˈdɛstɪn] vt → destiner

destine

vt

(= set apart, predestine) person → bestimmen, ausersehen; object → bestimmen; to be destined to do something → dazu bestimmt or ausersehen sein, etw zu tun; to be destined for something → zu etw bestimmt sein

usu pass (= be fated) we were destined to meet → das Schicksal hat es so gewollt, dass wir uns begegnen; I was destined never to see them again → ich sollte sie nie (mehr) wiedersehen

destine [ˈdɛstɪn] vt (frm) → destinare

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destine [ˈdɛstɪn] vt (frm) → destinare