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predetermined

/ˈpɹidɪˈtɜːmɪnd/

predetermined adjective: determined in advance. Also the simple past and past participle of predetermine.

Adjective

predetermined (not comparable)

  1. Determined in advance.
    • When you shoot an animal in Mozambique, as in many African countries, you must pay a predetermined sum. Stones offers the menu on his website: impalas ($600) and warthogs ($700) are the bargain basement. He could arrange for you to shoot a crocodile or even a hippopotamus, if you so wish, for a...2026 April 21, Cal Flyn, “On the trail with the hunters who believe shooting big game can save Africa’s wildlife”, in The Guardian

Also used as

predetermined is also the simple past and past participle of predetermine.

predetermined meaning in Tamil, Marathi and Kannada

predetermined in Tamil

முன்கூட்டியே தீர்மானிக்கப்பட்ட, முன்னரே தீர்மானிக்கப்பட்ட

predetermined in Marathi

पूर्वनिश्चित

predetermined in Kannada

ಪೂರ್ವನಿರ್ಧರಿತವಾದ

Synonyms of predetermined

Origin of predetermined

From pre- + determined.

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Words formed from predetermined

Questions about predetermined

What does predetermined mean?
Predetermined means determined in advance.
What is predetermined in Tamil?
Predetermined in Tamil is முன்கூட்டியே தீர்மானிக்கப்பட்ட, முன்னரே தீர்மானிக்கப்பட்ட. See Predetermined meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is predetermined?
Predetermined is an adjective.
How do you pronounce predetermined?
Predetermined is pronounced /ˈpɹidɪˈtɜːmɪnd/ (UK).

Words near predetermined in the dictionary

  1. predetermination
  2. predeterminations
  3. predeterminative
  4. predeterminatives
  5. predetermine
  6. predetermined
  7. predeterminedly
  8. predeterminedness
  9. predeterminer
  10. predeterminers
  11. predetermines

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Adapted from Wiktionary: predetermined (page history and authors); predetermined (Tamil, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); predetermined (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); predetermined (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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