doom
To pronounce judgment or sentence onTo pronounce judgment or sentence on; to condemn.
» We are doomed.
Wir sind verloren. — Vortarulo
Мы обречены. — marafon
Ми приречені. — deniko
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6 senses(transitive)To pronounce judgment or sentence on; to condemn.
a criminal doomed to death
verurteilen, verdammen
обрека́тьobrekátʹ, обре́чьobréčʹ, осужда́тьosuždátʹ
прирікатиpryrikaty, приректи́pryrektý
pronounce a sentence on (somebody) in a court of law
To destine; to fix irrevocably the ill fate of.
(Internet, intransitive)To be extremely pessimistic about something.
(obsolete)To judge; to estimate or determine as a judge.
(obsolete)To ordain as a penalty; hence, to mulct or fine.
(New England, archaic)To assess a tax upon, by estimate or at discretion.
Examples
85 sentencesWe are doomed.
Ми приречені. — deniko
ruМы обречены. — marafon
deWir sind verloren. — Vortarulo
Tom ran back to his doom.
Tom was doomed.
You're all doomed.
ruВы все обречены. — Wezel
The enterprise was doomed to failure.
ruПредприятие было обречено на провал. — kukla
deDas Unternehmen war zum Scheitern verurteilt. — JWeighardt
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English doom, dom, from Old English dōm (“judgement”), from Proto-West GermaniFrom Middle English doom, dom, from Old English dōm (“judgement”), from Proto-West Germanic *dōm, from Proto-Germanic *dōmaz, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰóh₁mos.
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Forms
dooms, dooming, doomed, doomedSynonyms
22 synonymsWord family
3 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle