predetermine
verb (used with object)
to settle or decide in advance.
predetermining
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present participleof predetermine.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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The new rule directs employers to consider six criteria for determining whether a worker is an employee or a contractor, without predetermining whether one outweighs the other.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 9, 2024
Hoarding and hiding information relevant to such differences, which amounts to predetermining a verdict of “guilty as charged,” violates basic principles of fair play and gives rise to justified resentment.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 22, 2018
The Perennial Philosophy with its essential axioms defined by Aldous Huxley: Any event in any part of the universe has as its predetermining conditions all previous events in all parts of the universe.
From New York Times ● Jan. 17, 2017
The main cause of those turnovers, according to Wittman, was predetermining passes without reading the defense.
From Washington Times ● Nov. 18, 2015
Without exception every pass in the Sierra was created by them without the slightest aid or predetermining guidance from any of the cataclysmic agents.
From The Mountains of California by John Muir
