Predestined
[,pri'dɛstɪnd]
Definition
(imp. & p. p.) of Predestine
Edited by Harold
Examples
- It was a country predestined, therefore, to a stormy history. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- I told you everything was predestined! Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
- It has destroyed the idea that learning is properly a monopoly of the few who are predestined by nature to govern social affairs. John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
- This idea of belonging to a chosen race predestined to pre-eminence was a very attractive one. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- I've even got an envelope--you see how everything's predestined! Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
Edited by Harold