- present tense form of destine (3rd person singular).
destines
Example Sentences
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A score that destines young doctors-to-be to a life of ennui in a job they do not enjoy, because they could not match into the competitive specialty of their dreams.
From Scientific American ● Mar. 12, 2020
I believe he has a daughter, and destines this money to be her dowry.'
From Lord Kilgobbin by Charles James Lever
The like may be fancied upon all changes of government; when providence destines the ends, it orders the means.
From Miscellanies Upon Various Subjects by John Aubrey
She destines you for an alliance almost royal.
From The Man Who Laughs by Victor Hugo
And all the little mighty things that cheer The closing day from quiet year to year, I leave to those whom benignant fate Or merit destines to the wedded state.
From The Little Tea Book by George Washington Hood
