fore·or·dain (fôr′ôr-dān′) tr.v. fore·or·dained ,
fore·or·dain·ing ,
fore·or·dains To determine or appoint beforehand; predestine.
fore′or·dain′ment , fore·or′di·na′tion (-ôr′dn-ā′shən) n.
foreordain (ˌfɔːrɔːˈdeɪn ) vb (tr; may take a clause as object ) to determine (events, results, etc) in the future
ˌforeorˈdainment , foreordination n
fore•or•dain (ˌfɔr ɔrˈdeɪn, ˌfoʊr-) v.t. 1. to ordain or appoint beforehand.
2. to predestine; predetermine.
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fore`or•dain′ment, n.
fore`or•di•na′tion (-ɔr dnˈeɪ ʃən) n.
foreordain Past participle: foreordainedGerund: foreordainingImperative Present Preterite Present Continuous Present Perfect Past Continuous Past Perfect Future Future Perfect Future Continuous Present Perfect Continuous Future Perfect Continuous Past Perfect Continuous Conditional Past Conditional Imperative foreordain foreordain
Present I foreordain you foreordain he/she/it foreordains we foreordain you foreordain they foreordain
Preterite I foreordained you foreordained he/she/it foreordained we foreordained you foreordained they foreordained
Present Continuous I am foreordaining you are foreordaining he/she/it is foreordaining we are foreordaining you are foreordaining they are foreordaining
Present Perfect I have foreordained you have foreordained he/she/it has foreordained we have foreordained you have foreordained they have foreordained
Past Continuous I was foreordaining you were foreordaining he/she/it was foreordaining we were foreordaining you were foreordaining they were foreordaining
Past Perfect I had foreordained you had foreordained he/she/it had foreordained we had foreordained you had foreordained they had foreordained
Future I will foreordain you will foreordain he/she/it will foreordain we will foreordain you will foreordain they will foreordain
Future Perfect I will have foreordained you will have foreordained he/she/it will have foreordained we will have foreordained you will have foreordained they will have foreordained
Future Continuous I will be foreordaining you will be foreordaining he/she/it will be foreordaining we will be foreordaining you will be foreordaining they will be foreordaining
Present Perfect Continuous I have been foreordaining you have been foreordaining he/she/it has been foreordaining we have been foreordaining you have been foreordaining they have been foreordaining
Future Perfect Continuous I will have been foreordaining you will have been foreordaining he/she/it will have been foreordaining we will have been foreordaining you will have been foreordaining they will have been foreordaining
Past Perfect Continuous I had been foreordaining you had been foreordaining he/she/it had been foreordaining we had been foreordaining you had been foreordaining they had been foreordaining
Conditional I would foreordain you would foreordain he/she/it would foreordain we would foreordain you would foreordain they would foreordain
Past Conditional I would have foreordained you would have foreordained he/she/it would have foreordained we would have foreordained you would have foreordained they would have foreordained
Thesaurus Antonyms Related Words Synonyms Legend:
Verb 1. foreordain - foreordain by divine will or decreetheological system ,
theology - a particular system or school of religious beliefs and teachings; "Jewish theology"; "Roman Catholic theology"
2. foreordain - foreordain or determine beforehandjinx - foredoom to failure; "This project is jinxed!"
foreordain verb To determine the future of in advance:
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