predetermine
verb (used with object)
to settle or decide in advance.
had predetermined
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past perfectof predetermine.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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That has appeared to offend Justice Kelly, who devoted chunks of his Tuesday victory speech to condemning the idea that Judge Protasiewicz had predetermined opinions about subjects likely to come before the court.
From New York Times ● Feb. 22, 2023
Calvin espoused a doctrine known as predestination, which held that God had predetermined which souls would be granted salvation upon death and which were destined for hell.
From Textbooks ● Dec. 14, 2022
In almost every episode I watched, it was clear that the contestants had predetermined that once they reached a specific dollar amount, they wouldn’t risk it on a question they weren’t absolutely certain about.
From Slate ● Feb. 5, 2015
“My impression was they had predetermined decisions and if you didn’t get with the program you were sort of labeled and ostracized, really,” said one former minerals agency scientist.
From New York Times ● May 20, 2010
At that brink the dying man had predetermined to silence the reader's voice, before he had permitted his wife to hear the narrative read.
From Armadale by Wilkie Collins
