Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

foreordain

/ˌfɔːɹɔːˈdeɪn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: fore-or-dain
IPA: /ˌfɔːɹɔːˈdeɪn/

14

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To predestine or preordain.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"What had Wyrd fore-ordained? Naegling blunted and this time broke into kindling."
"God has made the decision before all time, so some are foreordained to be saved through grace – a predestined group of the elect."

Etymology

From Middle English for-orden; equivalent to fore- + ordain; probably modeled on Latin praeordināre.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Prefix: fore
Root: for-orden

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /ˌfɔːɹɔːˈdeɪn/

Usage

Transitive verb

Inflected Forms

foreordains (present, singular) foreordaining (participle, present) foreordained (participle, past) foreordained (past)

Derived Forms

foreordainer

Synonyms

predestine preordain predestinate

Questions

How do you pronounce foreordain?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌfɔːɹɔːˈdeɪn/.
What does foreordain mean?: To predestine or preordain.
Where does foreordain come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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