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preordains

preordains is the third-person singular simple present indicative of preordain.

Meaning of preordain

Verb

preordain (third-person singular simple present preordains, present participle preordaining, simple past and past participle preordained)

  1. (transitive) To determine the fate of something in advance.
    • A child! If here the heart turns sick with rath
      To see a little one from birth defiled,
      Or lame or blind, as preordained to languish
      Through youthless life1874, James Thomson, The City of Dreadful Night

Questions about preordains

What is preordains the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Preordains is the third-person singular simple present indicative of preordain.

Words near preordains in the dictionary

  1. preordain
  2. preordained
  3. preordaining
  4. preordainment
  5. preordainments
  6. preordains
  7. preorder
  8. preordered
  9. preordering
  10. preorders
  11. preordinance

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