predetermine
verb (used with object)
to settle or decide in advance.
predetermined
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past participleof predetermine.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof predetermine.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
predetermineverb (used with object)to settle or decide in advance.
Example Sentences
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Rather than searching only for predetermined substances, the researchers used a so-called non-targeted approach.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 28, 2026
The real risk, then, isn’t that the 10-year Treasury yield reaches some predetermined level.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 15, 2026
In a statement to AFP, the Interior Department appeared to confirm that negotiations had taken place but denied any political pressure to reach a predetermined outcome.
From Barron's ● Aug. 28, 2026
Task force leadership, the supposed authors of predetermined outcomes, agreed, and a supervisor told the team it “had done a good job convincing the front office that they should move on from Brown.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 23, 2026
It could either react randomly, or in a limited number of predetermined ways, based on a finite number of preprogrammed conditions.
From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline
