to be doomed to do sth
1doom — doom1 [du:m] v [T usually passive] to make someone or something certain to fail, die, be destroyed etc be doomed to failure/defeat/extinction etc ▪ Many species are doomed to extinction. ▪ The plan was doomed from the start . be doomed to do sth… …
2doom — 1 verb (transitive usually passive) to make someone or something certain to fail, die, be destroyed etc: doom sth to sth: The species is doomed to extinction. | doom sb/sth to do sth: Marx s theory was that capitalist economies are eventually… …
3failure — noun 1 lack of success ADJECTIVE ▪ complete, total ▪ abject, humiliating ▪ The attempt ended in abject failure. ▪ inevitable …
4disappointment — noun 1 sadness because sth has not happened, etc. ADJECTIVE ▪ bitter, considerable, deep, extreme, great, immense, intense, profound, sharp ▪ …
5rule — ▪ I. rule rule 1 [ruːl] noun 1. [countable] an official instruction that says how things should be done or what is allowed: • The phone companies are working under new rules now. • The company broke government rules to undercu …
6fail — verb 1 not succeed ADVERB ▪ dismally, miserably ▪ I tried to cheer her up, but failed miserably. ▪ spectacularly ▪ She came up with several plans that failed spectacularly before finally achieving success …
7start — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ auspicious, bright (esp. BrE), decent, encouraging, excellent, fine, flying, good, great, impressive …
8present — pres|ent1 W2S2 [ˈprezənt] adj ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(place)¦ 2¦(memory)¦ 3¦(time)¦ 4 the present day 5 the present 6 all present and correct 7 present company excepted ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: Latin praes …
9first — number BEFORE 1 before anything or anyone else: She reached the top of the hill first. | It s mine, I saw it first. see firstly 2 the first someone or something that is before other people or things : be (the) first to do sth: My sister said I d… …
10portray — verb (T) 1 to describe or represent something or someone: His most famous painting portrayed the death of Nelson. | Levi portrays the sheer horror of the concentration camps very powerfully. 2 portray sb/sth as sth to describe or show someone or… …
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