pre
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dain
Third Person
preordains
Present Participle
preordaining
Past Tense
preordained
Past Participle
preordained
1
to decide or establish something in advance, especially by divine authority or an inevitable course of events
- It seemed their relationship had been preordained from the moment they first met.
- Her supporters argued new opportunities were not preordained but opened through hard work.
- God preordains the destiny of every soul.
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