Meaning
to allocate, to assign, to destine
- to allocate, to earmark
- to assign, to appoint
- to destine, to intend
In a sentence
Hanno destinato più soldi alla scuola del quartiere.
They allocated more money to the neighborhood school.
A chi vuoi destinare questo vecchio computer?
Who do you want to give this old computer to?
Non mi hanno destinato a quel nuovo ufficio.
They didn't assign me to that new office.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| destinare | infinitive |
| destiniamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| destino | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| destinate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| destini | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| destinano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| destina | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| destinavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| destinavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| destinavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| destinavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| destinavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| destinava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| destinammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| destinai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| destinaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| destinasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| destinarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| destinò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| destineremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| destinerò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| destinerete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| destinerai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| destineranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| destinerà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| destiniamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| destini | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| destiniate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| destini | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| destinino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| destini | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| destinassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| destinassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| destinaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| destinassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| destinassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| destinasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| destineremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| destinerei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| destinereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| destineresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| destinerebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| destinerebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| destiniamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| destinate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| destina | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| destinando | gerund |
| destinato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Usually more formal than dare or assegnare. Common in bureaucracy, planning, budgets, and official notices.
- Often takes a + person and a + purpose: destinare qualcuno a un incarico; destinare fondi a un progetto.
- For physical movement or shipping, use mandare or spedire, not destinare.