destiner

French

Pronunciation

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• IPA: /dɛs.ti.ne/, X-SAMPA: /dEs.ti.ne/

Verb

destiner

1. to destine, to fate, to mean for

Conjugation

   Conjugation of destiner (see also Appendix:French verbs)

		simple			compound
infinitive		destiner			avoir destiné
gerund		en destinant			en ayant destiné
present participle		destinant
past participle		destiné
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		je (j’)	tu	il	nous	vous	ils
simple tenses	present	destine	destines	destine	destinons	destinez	destinent
	imperfect	destinais	destinais	destinait	destinions	destiniez	destinaient
	past historic1	destinai	destinas	destina	destinâmes	destinâtes	destinèrent
	future	destinerai	destineras	destinera	destinerons	destinerez	destineront
	conditional	destinerais	destinerais	destinerait	destinerions	destineriez	destineraient
compound tenses	present perfect	Use the present tense of avoir followed by the past participle
	pluperfect	Use the imperfect tense of avoir followed by the past participle
	past anterior1	Use the past historic tense of avoir followed by the past participle
	future perfect	Use the future tense of avoir followed by the past participle
	conditional perfect	Use the conditional tense of avoir followed by the past participle
subjunctive		que je (j’)	que tu	qu’il	que nous	que vous	qu’ils
simple tenses	present	destine	destines	destine	destinions	destiniez	destinent
	imperfect1	destinasse	destinasses	destinât	destinassions	destinassiez	destinassent
compound tenses	past	Use the present subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle
	pluperfect1	Use the imperfect subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle
imperative		–	tu	–	nous	vous	–
		—	destine	—	destinons	destinez	—
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Related terms

• destin
• destinataire
• destination
• destinée

Anagrams

• désirent, redisent, rendîtes, résident

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Latin

Verb

dēstiner

1. first-person singular present passive subjunctive of dēstinō
   1. "may I be bound, may I be fastened"
   2. "may I be established, may I be determined, may I be resolved"
   3. "may I be intended to be bought"
   4. "may I be appointed, may I be chosen, may I be elected"
   5. (archery) "may I be aimed at"