"predetermined" meaning in English

See predetermined in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Etymology: From pre- + determined. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|pre|determined}} pre- + determined Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} predetermined (not comparable)
  1. Determined in advance. Tags: not-comparable Synonyms (determined in advance): foredetermined, preplanned, preidentified, fixed, designated, predesignated, as is Derived forms: nonpredetermined, predeterminedly, predeterminedness, unpredetermined
    Sense id: en-predetermined-en-adj-6WsqvKIA Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with pre-, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with German translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 97 3 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 92 8 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 96 4 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 97 3 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 92 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 92 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 87 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 91 9
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Verb

Etymology: From predetermine + -ed. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|predetermine|ed|nocat=1}} predetermine + -ed Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} predetermined
  1. simple past and past participle of predetermine Tags: form-of, participle, past Form of: predetermine Translations (Translations): vorbestimmt (German), praedēterminātus (Latin), przesądzony (Polish), wyznaczony (Polish), predeterminado (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-predetermined-en-verb-t~1YeeUa
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2
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