单词 | foreordain |
释义 | foreordain[ fawr-awr-deyn, fohr- ] / ˌfɔr ɔrˈdeɪn, ˌfoʊr- / SEE SYNONYMS FOR foreordain ON THESAURUS.COM verb (used with object)to ordain or appoint beforehand. to predestine; predetermine. Origin of foreordainFirst recorded in 1400–50, foreordain is from the late Middle English word forordeinen.See fore-, ordain OTHER WORDS FROM foreordainfore·or·dain·ment, nounWords nearby foreordainforensic dentistry, forensic medicine, forensic psychiatry, forensic psychology, forensics, foreordain, foreordinate, foreordination, forepart, forepassed, forepaw Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for foreordain
British Dictionary definitions for foreordainforeordain / (ˌfɔːrɔːˈdeɪn) / verb(tr; may take a clause as object) to determine (events, results, etc) in the future Derived forms of foreordainforeordainment or foreordination (ˌfɔːrɔːdɪˈneɪʃən), nounCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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