predetermineverb [ T ]
uk/ˌpriː.dɪˈtɜː.mɪn/us/ˌpriː.dɪˈtɝː.mən/formalto decide or arrange something at an earlier time:
It's impossible to say how much a person's behaviour is predetermined by their genes.
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Planning, expecting and arranging
- accidentally
- accidentally on purpose idiom
- advertent
- advisedly
- aim
- aim at sth
- calculate
- chart
- engineer
- I might have known idiom
- in the pipeline idiom
- intend
- intent
- intention
- promise
- scheme
- scientific
- see sth coming idiom
- set sth up
- strategic
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predetermination
noun [ U ] uk/ˌpriː.dɪˌtɜː.mɪˈneɪ.ʃən/us/ˌpriː.dɪˌtɝː.məˈneɪ.ʃən/formal
predetermined
adjective uk/ˌpriː.dɪˈtɜː.mɪnd/us/ˌpriː.dɪˈtɝː.mɪnd/
At a predetermined time, we'll all shout "Happy birthday, David!"