French word

destiner

Pronunciation

IPA/destine/

Meaning

  • verbearmark

Example

J'ai destiné ces économies à nos prochaines vacances.

I earmarked these savings for our next vacation.

Illustration for destiner (earmark)

More examples

Nous avons destiné ces fonds au soutien des associations.

We allocated these funds to supporting associations.

Core concept

A resource or person is marked out for a particular use, recipient, or future role.

Common phrases

  • destiner à

    allocate to

  • destiner quelque chose à

    allocate something to

Similar words

réserver: Reserve something for a particular purpose or person.
consacrer: Devote time or money to a particular purpose.
affecter: Assign resources or expenses to a specific use or department.
attribuer: Award a role, prize, or funding to a particular person or organization.

Definition in French

Affecter quelque chose à un usage déterminé ou décider qu'une personne ou une chose est faite pour une fonction ou un destin précis.

Word origin

French destiner comes from Latin destinare, meaning 'to determine or appoint', and is related to the French nouns destin and destination.

Usage tips

  • The usual construction is destiner something to someone or something, with the direct object before à.

Other meanings

  • destineverb

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