predestine

A verb used to indicate the act of determining or deciding something in advance, often by fate or divine will.

ruГлагол, используемый для обозначения действия по предопределению или решению чего-либо заранее, часто по воле судьбы или божественного провидения.esVerbo que designa la acción de determinar o decidir algo de antemano, a menudo por voluntad del destino o de la providencia divina, o de destinar a alguien o algo a un fin o resultado futuro específico.frVerbe signifiant décider ou fixer d'avance le destin ou le sort de quelqu'un ou de quelque chose, souvent par la volonté du destin ou de la providence divine.deVerb, das bedeutet, etwas im Voraus zu bestimmen oder festzulegen, oft durch Schicksal oder göttliche Vorsehung.ptVerbo usado para indicar a ação de determinar ou decidir algo de antemão, frequentemente por vontade do destino ou da providência divina.zh动词，表示预先决定或安排好某事，常指命运或神意的安排。arفعل يُستخدم للدلالة على تحديد شيء أو تقريره مسبقًا، وكثيرًا ما يكون ذلك بمشيئة القدر أو العناية الإلهية.

1. Decree or determine beforehand C1 formal

   To decide or determine the outcome of something in advance, often by fate or divine will.

   • The outcome of the battle seemed predestined by the gods.
   • Some believe that our lives are predestined from birth.
   • The author's success was predestined by his talent and hard work.

   ruПредопределитьespredestinarfrprédestinerdeVorherbestimmenptPredestinarzh预定arقضى مسبقًا

   Synonyms: destinefateforeordainpredeterminepreordain

2. Foreordain by divine will or decree C1 formal

   To be destined or appointed by a higher power or fate to happen in a particular way.

   • The prophet claimed that the king's fall was predestined.
   • Many religions teach that certain events are predestined by God.
   • The couple felt their meeting was predestined by fate.

   ruПредопределитьesPredestinarfrprédestinerdeVorherbestimmenptPredestinarzh预定arقدَّر الله

   Synonyms: destineforeordainpredestinatepredeterminepreordain

3. Foreordain or determine beforehand C1 formal

   To decide or arrange something in advance, often implying inevitability.

   • The scientist argued that the discovery was predestined by the laws of nature.
   • The outcome of the trial seemed predestined from the start.
   • Their success was predestined by years of careful planning.

   ruПредопределитьespredestinarfrprédestiner (au sens de décider d'avance)deVorherbestimmenptPredestinarzh注定arقدّر مسبقاً

   Synonyms: destinedoomforedoomforeordainpredestinatepredeterminepreordain

• predestined past participle
• predestined past simple
• predestining present participle
• predestines third person singular