Definition
Definition of predestinated - Reverso English Dictionary
Adjective
1.
pre-decidedDated determined in advanceDated
- The outcome of the game seemed predestinated.
2.
inevitableDated fated to happenDated
- They believed their meeting was predestinated.
Origin of predestinated
Latin, praedestinare (to determine beforehand)
Examples of predestinated in a sentence
The meeting's outcome felt predestinated. Their love seemed predestinated from the start. The events felt predestinated, as if written in the stars.
View all translations of predestinated
Click below to see the appropriate translations facing each meaning.
- French:prédestiné, ...
- German:vorherbestimmt, unvermeidlich, ...
- Italian:predestinato, inevitabile, ...
- Spanish:predestinado, inevitable, ...
- Portuguese:predestinado, inevitável, ...
- Chinese:预定的, 命中注定的, ...
- Japanese:予定された, 運命づけられた, ...
- Arabic:مُقَدَّر, محتوم, ...
- Hebrew:קָבוּעַ מֵרֹאשׁ, בִּלְתִּי נִמְנָע, ...
- Russian:предопределённый, неизбежный, ...
- Ukrainian:заздалегідь визначений, неминучий, ...
- Hindi:पूर्वनिर्धारित, नियत, ...
Definition of predestinate - Reverso English Dictionary
Verb
beliefRare decide someone's fate or purpose before it happensRare
- They believed God would predestinate their lives.
Adjective
1.
unalterableRare unalterably established or prearrangedRare
- Their predestinate roles in the play were assigned early.
2.
theologyRare determined in advance by divine willRare
- The predestinate path of the prophet was clear.
Origin of predestinate
Latin, praedestinare (determine beforehand)
Examples of predestinate in a sentence
Some writers predestinate characters' arcs before drafting. Their predestinate paths seemed intertwined by fate. He believed in a predestinate future for everyone. The predestinate nature of their meeting was undeniable. His predestinate role in the mission was accepted by all.
View all translations of predestinate
Click below to see the appropriate translations facing each meaning.
- French:prédestiner, prédestiné, ...
- German:prädestinieren, vorbestimmt, ...
- Italian:predestinare, predestinato, ...
- Spanish:predestinar, predestinado, ...
- Portuguese:predestinar, predestinado, ...
- Chinese:预定, 命中注定的, ...
- Japanese:予定する, 運命づけられた, ...
- Arabic:قَدَّرَ مُسْبَقًا, مُقَدَّر, ...
- Hebrew:לְגָזֵר מֵרֹאשׁ, נִקְבָּע מֵרֹאשׁ, ...
- Russian:предопределять, предопределенный, ...
- Ukrainian:призначати наперед, заздалегідь визначений, ...
- Hindi:पूर्वनिर्धारित करना, पूर्वनिर्धारित, ...
icon to discover related terms: analogies, antonyms, common collocates, words with same roots, umbrella terms… Try with happening or hunch.
icon next to the first example to see two additional options and learn to use new vocabulary naturally.
icon to save words you want to revisit. You can also save a specific meaning by clicking on the