Meanings
predetermined1
- not comparableDetermined in advance.
1 more example
When you shoot an animal in Mozambique, as in many African countries, you must pay a predetermined sum. Stones offers the menu on his website: impalas ($600) and warthogs ($700) are the bargain basement. He could arrange for you to shoot a crocodile or even a hippopotamus, if you so wish, for a mere $5,800. A leopard – currently classed as “vulnerable” by the International Union for Conservation of Nature − will set you back $11,650. A lion? $25,000. Lions, Stones noted drily, are “not something you dish out like doughnuts”.
2026 April 21, Cal Flyn, “On the trail with the hunters who believe shooting big game can save Africa’s wildlife”, in The GuardianSynonyms: foredetermined, preplanned, preidentified, fixed, designated, predesignated, as is, unchangeable
predetermined2
- participlepastsimple past and past participle of predetermine
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveDetermined in advance.
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Origin
predetermined · verb
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
German vorbestimmt
- vorbestimmtTranslations
Latin praedēterminātus
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Polish przesądzony, wyznaczony
- przesądzonyTranslations
- wyznaczonyTranslations
Spanish predeterminado
- predeterminadoTranslations
Cite this entry
predetermined. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/predetermined
“predetermined.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/predetermined. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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