predetermine
verb (used with object)
to settle or decide in advance.
has predetermined
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present perfectof predetermine (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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The state Department of Fish and Wildlife has predetermined strategies for protecting sensitives sites during disasters such as the weekend’s spill.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 5, 2021
“Any game has predetermined rules, and you can’t change those rules after the game,” said Enayatullah Babur Farahmand, Mr. Abdullah’s running mate.
From New York Times ● Dec. 12, 2019
He not only desires, but asserts the desire, in the very teeth of the seller, to have something which that seller has predetermined that he shall not have.
From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 07, No. 40, February, 1861 by Various
He permits men and angels to do what he has predetermined they shall do, and what they cannot avoid doing!
From The Calvinistic Doctrine of Predestination Examined and Refuted by F. (Francis) Hodgson
