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- [fawr-awr-deyn, fohr-]
- /ˌfɔr ɔrˈdeɪn, ˌfoʊr-/
- /ˌfɔː.rɔː.ˈdeɪnd/
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- [fawr-awr-deyn, fohr-]
- /ˌfɔr ɔrˈdeɪn, ˌfoʊr-/
Definitions of foreordained word
- verb with object foreordained to ordain or appoint beforehand. 1
- verb with object foreordained to predestine; predetermine. 1
- noun foreordained Simple past tense and past participle of foreordain. 1
- adjective foreordained inevitable; predestined or established beforehand 0
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Origin of foreordained
First appearance:
before 1400 One of the 24% oldest English words
First recorded in 1400-50, foreordain is from the late Middle English word forordeinen. See fore-, ordain
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Parts of speech for Foreordained
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
foreordained popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 61% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 58% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
foreordained usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for foreordained
adjective foreordained
- prearranged — to arrange in advance or beforehand.
- in the cards — a usually rectangular piece of stiff paper, thin pasteboard, or plastic for various uses, as to write information on or printed as a means of identifying the holder: a 3″ × 5″ file card; a membership card.
- cut and dried — If you say that a situation or solution is cut and dried, you mean that it is clear and definite.
- preordained — to ordain beforehand; foreordain.
- inevitable — unable to be avoided, evaded, or escaped; certain; necessary: an inevitable conclusion.
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