predispose

[US]/ˌpriːdɪˈspəʊz/
[UK]/ˌpriːdɪˈspoʊz/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vt. gøre nogen tilbøjelig på forhånd, modtagelig eller tilbøjelig til noget, især til sygdom.
Word Forms
Present Participlepredisposing
Past Tensepredisposed
Third Person Singularpredisposes
Past Participlepredisposed
Pluralpredisposes

Phrases & Collocations

predispose to illness

tilbøjelig til at blive syg

Example Sentences

Fatigue predispose to colds.

Træthed gør en modtagelig for forkølelse.

Fatigue predisposes one to colds.

Træthed gør en tilbøjelig til forkølelse.

Certain people may be predisposed to mental illness.

Visse mennesker kan være disponeret for psykisk sygdom.

lack of exercise may predispose an individual to high blood pressure.

Mangel på motion kan disponere en person for forhøjet blodtryk.

conditions that predispose miners to lung disease.

forhold, der gør minearbejdere modtagelige for lungesygdom.

Cigarette advertising predisposes children to smoking.

Cigaretreklamer disponerer børn for at ryge.

His lifestyle predisposed him to high blood pressure.

Hans livsstil gjorde ham tilbøjelig til forhøjet blodtryk.

I have heard nothing that predisposes me in her favor.

Jeg har ikke hørt noget, der gør det sandsynligt, at jeg favoriserer hende.

isn't predisposed to the study of history. See also Synonyms at slant disincline

er ikke tilbøjelig til at studere historie. Se også Synonymer under slant disincline

His good manners predispose people in his favor.See Synonyms at incline

Hans gode manerer forbereder folk positivt på ham. Se Synonyme under incline

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