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Meaning of "preordain" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF PREORDAIN

preordain  [ˌpriːɔːˈdeɪn] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PREORDAIN

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Preordain is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb preordain in English.

WHAT DOES PREORDAIN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of preordain in the English dictionary

The definition of preordain in the dictionary is to ordain, decree, or appoint beforehand.


CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO PREORDAIN

PRESENT

Present
I preordain
you preordain
he/she/it preordains
we preordain
you preordain
they preordain
Present continuous
I am preordaining
you are preordaining
he/she/it is preordaining
we are preordaining
you are preordaining
they are preordaining
Present perfect
I have preordained
you have preordained
he/she/it has preordained
we have preordained
you have preordained
they have preordained
Present perfect continuous
I have been preordaining
you have been preordaining
he/she/it has been preordaining
we have been preordaining
you have been preordaining
they have been preordaining
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I preordained
you preordained
he/she/it preordained
we preordained
you preordained
they preordained
Past continuous
I was preordaining
you were preordaining
he/she/it was preordaining
we were preordaining
you were preordaining
they were preordaining
Past perfect
I had preordained
you had preordained
he/she/it had preordained
we had preordained
you had preordained
they had preordained
Past perfect continuous
I had been preordaining
you had been preordaining
he/she/it had been preordaining
we had been preordaining
you had been preordaining
they had been preordaining
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will preordain
you will preordain
he/she/it will preordain
we will preordain
you will preordain
they will preordain
Future continuous
I will be preordaining
you will be preordaining
he/she/it will be preordaining
we will be preordaining
you will be preordaining
they will be preordaining
Future perfect
I will have preordained
you will have preordained
he/she/it will have preordained
we will have preordained
you will have preordained
they will have preordained
Future perfect continuous
I will have been preordaining
you will have been preordaining
he/she/it will have been preordaining
we will have been preordaining
you will have been preordaining
they will have been preordaining
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would preordain
you would preordain
he/she/it would preordain
we would preordain
you would preordain
they would preordain
Conditional continuous
I would be preordaining
you would be preordaining
he/she/it would be preordaining
we would be preordaining
you would be preordaining
they would be preordaining
Conditional perfect
I would have preordain
you would have preordain
he/she/it would have preordain
we would have preordain
you would have preordain
they would have preordain
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been preordaining
you would have been preordaining
he/she/it would have been preordaining
we would have been preordaining
you would have been preordaining
they would have been preordaining
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you preordain
we let´s preordain
you preordain
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to preordain
Past participle
preordained
Present Participle
preordaining
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PREORDAIN


chlordane
ˈklɔːdeɪn
Dane
deɪn
deign
deɪn
demimondaine
ˌdɛmɪˈmɒndeɪn
disdain
dɪsˈdeɪn
extramundane
ˌɛkstrəˈmʌndeɪn
foreordain
ˌfɔːrɔːˈdeɪn
Haldane
ˈhɔːldeɪn
intramundane
ˌɪntrəˈmʌndeɪn
lindane
ˈlɪndeɪn
mundane
ˈmʌndeɪn
ordain
ɔːˈdeɪn
reordain
ˌriːɔːˈdeɪn
sdaine
zdeɪn
sdeign
zdeɪn
sdein
zdeɪn
supermundane
ˌsuːpəˈmʌndeɪn
supramundane
ˌsuːprəmʌnˈdeɪn
transmundane
trænzˈmʌndeɪn
ultramundane
ˌʌltrəˈmʌndeɪn

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PREORDAIN

preoccupant
preoccupate
preoccupation
preoccupied
preoccupies
preoccupy
preocular
preopening
preoperational
preoperative
preoperatively
preoption
preoral
preordained
preordainment
preorder
preordinance
preordination
preovulatory
preowned

WORDS THAT END LIKE PREORDAIN

again
Bahrain
brain
Britain
captain
certain
chain
contain
domain
explain
gain
in the main
in the public domain
lain
main
maintain
mondain
mountain
obtain
pain

Synonyms and antonyms of preordain in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «preordain» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PREORDAIN

Find out the translation of preordain to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of preordain from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «preordain» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

preordain
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

preordain
570 millions of speakers

English

preordain
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

preordain
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

preordain
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

preordain
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

preordenar
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

পূর্বাহ্নেই ধার্য করিয়া দেওয়া
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

régler d´avance
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Preordain
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

vorherbestimmen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

preordain
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

preordain
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Preordain
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

preordain
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

முன் கூட்டியே தீர்மானம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अगोदरच
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

önceden nasip etmek
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

preordain
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

preordain
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

preordain
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

preordain
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

preordain
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

vooraf bepaal
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

preordain
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

preordain
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of preordain

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PREORDAIN»

The term «preordain» is normally little used and occupies the 108.919 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PREORDAIN» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «preordain» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «preordain» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about preordain

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PREORDAIN»

Discover the use of preordain in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to preordain and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
A New Dictionary of the English Language ...
PRE-DEFINE,* v. -ition.t To bound or limit, or set bounds or limits, before or previously ; to describe the bounds or limits, before or previously : to preordain, to predetermine.— *£;>. Hall iBale. PRE-DESTINE, v. To stand or cause -ate, 11. ad .
Charles Richardson, 1856
2
The dramatick works of John Dryden
AJMQGrant Heav'n could once have given us Liberty; Are we not bounded, now, by firm Decrce, Since whatsoe'er is preordain*d must be? i Else Heav'n for Man ' Events might preordain, And Man's free Will might make those orders vain.
John Dryden, 1717
3
The New And Complete Dictionary Of The English Language: In ...
Preordain'ed (p.from preordain) Ordained beforehand. Preordain'ing (p. a. from preordain) Ordaining beforehand. Preor'dinance (t.from preordain, but not ufed) An anter cèdent decree. Shakespeare. Preordina'tion [t. from preordain) The actof  ...
John Ash, 1775
4
Merriam-Webster's Crossword Puzzle Dictionary
preordain. 4 fate 6 doom to 7 destine 9 determine 10 predestine 1 1 foredestine preparation 7fitness 8training 9 readiness 1 1 compounding. preparatory. 9 preludial, prelusive 1 1 pref- atorial, preliminary. prepare. 3 fit, fix, get 4 busk, gird,  ...
‎1995
5
The Pocket Oxford Dictionary and Thesaurus
preordain. ~. presence. 652. pre*or»dain /pre'eawrdayn/ v.tr. ordain or determine beforehand. prep /prep/ colloq. n. • n. 1 preparation (esp. of a patient before surgery). 2 student in a preparatory school. • v.tr. prepare (a person) for an ...
Elizabeth Jewell, 2006
6
Oxford Thesaurus of English
preordain. verb he believes that everything we do is preordained: predestine, destine, foreordain, ordain, fate, doom, foredoom, predetermine, determine, mark out, prescribe. preparation. noun 1 the preparation of contingency plans: devising , ...
Maurice Waite, 2009
7
frustrating GOD: How Open Theism Gets God All Wrong
First, God cannot preordain future human behavior without knowing the future circumstances surrounding of the preordained behavior. Similarly, God cannot preordain future behavior without knowing whether the people responsible to ...
Luis Scott, 2013
8
The Blackwell Guide to the Philosophy of Law and Legal Theory
It does of course affirm that a right with a certain content is held by P against Qif and only if a duty with the same content is owed by Qto P, but it does not per se preordain the contents and locations of particular right–duty relationships. Similarly ...
Martin P. Golding, William A. Edmundson, 2008
9
Engineering Design Synthesis: Understanding, Approaches and ...
Note that the human user of genetic programming did not preordain, prior to the run (i.e., as part of the preparatory steps for genetic programming), that a second derivative should be used in the controller (or, for that matter, even that a P, I, ...
Amaresh Chakrabarti, 2002
10
The Modern Anglo-Bengali Dictionary:
The raised shelf at the back of an altar a painting or sculpture on this ftfare 11 c* flft« ftaj ?1 pr«-d§i'-lg-nate, v. t. & To preordain ; T^ftpifol .4ey. Predetermined ; iftf ( ft: c*t: ). faf-ssi^ (4) i -na'- tion, n. pre-d8s-tl-na'-rl-an, n. & One who holds the ...
Charuchandra Guha, 2007

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PREORDAIN»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term preordain is used in the context of the following news items.
1
McCain Responds to Trump's “Not a Hero” Comments
... among the DNA” of Republican presidential contender Donald Trump to atone – and King means that could preordain Trump's promotion. «Vocal Republic, Jul 15»
2
Bibb-Monroe border dispute heads back to court next week
However, "it is not proper either to prescribe how that action is taken or to preordain its result." The Supreme Court held that the process for ... «13WMAZ, Jul 15»
3
Wimbledon: Serena knocks out sister Venus
Times were when accusations ran wild that domineering father Richard Williams would preordain the results of his daughters' meetings. «MaltaToday, Jul 15»
4
Gullixson: Church massacres are horrid in reel life, too
A growing body of evidence shows that while exposure to violent imagery does not preordain violence, it is certainly a risk factor, particularly for ... «Santa Rosa Press Democrat, Jun 15»
5
Wood: Time for Ireland to challenge
You can't preordain anything in that group, and I wouldn't want to call anything between any of those three teams. "I think rugby has moved on ... «New Post Leader, Jun 15»
6
August 2015 'Friday Night Magic' alternate art foil Serum Visions
With both Ponder and Preordain currently banned, Serum Visions is one of the best first turn plays in Modern. While some players prefer to use ... «Examiner.com, May 15»
7
Friends of the Springfield Library celebrate National Library Week …
"I don't try to preordain the form of a poem. Most of all I am looking for a distinctive rhythm. I write my poems for the ear," he explained. "In fact ... «MassLive.com, Mar 15»
8
Group Pushes Unified Law Enforcement for Cassia County
BURLEY • A citizen committee said Thursday that bad blood between Burley and Cassia County officials shouldn't preordain police coverage ... «Twin Falls Times-News, Feb 15»
9
Alabama loses effort to stop gay marriage
The U.S. Supreme Court's decision was an "indecorous" move that seems to preordain the court's decision later this year on whether the ... «Arkansas Online, Feb 15»
10
This Ridiculously Fun Data Wheel Matches Names with Their Most …
Does your first name preordain what job you'll hold? Will every Flo become a waitress, every Emmitt a football player, every Destin a teenage ... «CityLab, Jan 15»

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