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Meanings of destine in English

Spanish
destinar

Decree or designate beforehand.

        destinar
        Portuguese
        destinar
        Catalan
        destinar
        Spanish
        destinar

        Design or destine.

              destinar

              To assign for a specific end, use, or purpose; to design or destine.

                    Usage of destine in English
                    1
                    The drugs recovered were destined for the New Zealand market, he said.
                    Radio NZ
                    2
                    The UK is currently destined to leave the EU on 29 March.
                    Radio NZ
                    3
                    It was a partnership destined to alter the course of human history.
                    Ready Player One
                    4
                    Even by recent standards, 2008 seemed destined to be a banner year.
                    Rock and Ice Magazine
                    5
                    He destined this miniature for the Emperor of China or the Sultan.
                    Memoirs of Madame la Marquise de Montespan — Volume 7
                    6
                    His namesake Zach Johnson, however, believes it was always destined to happen.
                    Reuters
                    7
                    Sixty-one Irish people destined to join thousands of others as indentured servants.
                    The Irish Times
                    8
                    With such a great name - the city is destined for prosperity.
                    The Guardian
                    9
                    Instead, it was probably destined for South Africa and Asia, investigators said.
                    The South African
                    10
                    With opposition parties pledging to oppose this, it seems destined to fail.
                    The Guardian
                    11
                    I think I'm sort of destined for that screen at some point.
                    The Irish Times
                    12
                    Soymeal was destined mainly for Vietnam, Indonesia, the United Kingdom and Italy.
                    Reuters
                    13
                    Kenya is a major transit route for ivory destined for Asian markets.
                    Ebony
                    14
                    The field-troops were separated from the depot, destined to remain in Chanidigot.
                    The Coming Conquest of England
                    15
                    The letter gave great satisfaction to the army destined for the expedition.
                    Memoirs of Napoleon Bonaparte — Volume 02
                    16
                    Never destined to house the Morelli cars, the garage served other purposes.
                    One for the money
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                    Translations for destine
                    Portuguese
                    destinar
                    Destine through the time