predetermine
verb (used with object)
to settle or decide in advance.
have predetermined
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present perfectof predetermine.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 founders agreed to destroy as much 30% of the $LAPTOP coins should a series of 30 events have predetermined outcomes within the specified time frame.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 7, 2026
But so often, providers in the wellness space have predetermined these root causes, for example, automatically saying that condition X is caused by eating gluten,” she said.
From Seattle Times ● May 1, 2023
For the first time, the Department of Health and Human Services and the Department of Agriculture, which oversee the committee giving recommendations for the guidelines, have predetermined the topics that will be addressed.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 30, 2019
But the business owners say the sweepstakes, unlike slot machines, have predetermined outcomes that make them similar to lottery vending machines dispensing Scratchers tickets.
From Washington Times ● Jun. 25, 2015
He might likewise have predetermined to interfere if my safety had been really endangered.
From Arthur Mervyn Or, Memoirs of the Year 1793 by Charles Brockden Brown
