preordain en · VERB
Pronunciation
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Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i? Proto-Italic *prai Proto-Italic *prai- Latin prae-lbor. Middle English pre- English pre- English ordain English preordain From pre- + ordain.
Meanings
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(transitive) To determine the fate of something in advance.
A child! If here the heart turns sick with rath To see a little one from birth defiled, Or lame or blind, as preordained to languish Through youthless life
1874, James Thomson, The City of Dreadful Night:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| preordaining | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| preordains | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| preordained | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| preordained | Tense=Past | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Synonyms
predestine · predetermine · foreordain
Translations (12)
bg предопределям (To determine the fate of something in advance) · pl zarządzać (To determine the fate of something in advance) · vi an bài (To determine the fate of something in advance) · pl przesądzać (To determine the fate of something in advance) · vi định trước (To determine the fate of something in advance) · vi sắp đặt (To determine the fate of something in advance) · pl przesądzić (To determine the fate of something in advance) · pl wyznaczać (To determine the fate of something in advance) · pl zarządzić (To determine the fate of something in advance) · ang foreteohhian (To determine the fate of something in advance) · ru предопределять (To determine the fate of something in advance) · pl wyznaczyć (To determine the fate of something in advance)