predestine
To determine the future or the fate of something in advanceTo determine the future or the fate of something in advance; to preordain.
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» Our fate is predestined.
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3 languagesExamples
5 sentencesOur fate is predestined.
Today is the day of my predestined meeting.
Do you think that everything that happens to us is predestined?
ruТы думаешь, всё, что с нами происходит, предопределено? — marafon
deDenkst du, dass alles, was uns geschieht, vorbestimmt ist? — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Meaning
2 senses(transitive)To determine the future or the fate of something in advance; to preordain.
(transitive)To foreordain by divine will.
foreordain by divine will or decree
Origin
From Old French prédestiner, from Medieval Latin praedestinare. By surface analysis, pre-From Old French prédestiner, from Medieval Latin praedestinare. By surface analysis, pre- + destine. Displaced native Old English foreteohhian.
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Forms
predestines, predestining, predestined, predestinedregular · Lesson
| Base form | predestine · to predestine |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | predestines |
| Present participle | predestining |
| Past simple | predestined |
| Past participle | predestined |
Tenses
predestine · predestined · will predestine · have predestinedPoint at a form to see it in a sentence.Tap a form to see it in a sentence.
Synonyms
3 synonyms- foreordain by divine will or decree:predestinateforeordain
- foreordain or determine beforehand:foreordainpreordain
Word family
5 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
See also
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