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[ fawr-gawn, -gon; fawr-gawn, -gon, ] / fɔrˈgɔn, -ˈgɒn; ˈfɔrˌgɔn, -ˌgɒn, / SEE SYNONYMS FOR foregone ON THESAURUS.COM
adjectivethat has gone before; previous; past. determined in advance; inevitable. Origin of foregoneFirst recorded in 1590–1600; fore- + gone OTHER WORDS FROM foregonefore·gone·ness, nounun·fore·gone, adjectiveWords nearby foregoneforegather, foregift, foreglimpse, forego, foregoing, foregone, foregone conclusion, foreground, foregut, forehand, forehanded Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for foregoneTo be sure, Republican rule of the Senate is not a foregone conclusion. The 2014 Election Is Yet Another Scrum in the Culture Wars|Lloyd Green|October 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST Indeed, to members of the Yes campaign in the final days, victory was a foregone conclusion. Scotland Says Resounding ‘No’ to Independence|Nico Hines|September 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST As Egyptians go to the polls, the election of a new strongman is a foregone conclusion. Let's Get Real: Washington Can't Walk Away From Cairo|Frank G. Wisner|May 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST In his home state, Brian Sandoval is a foregone lock to be reelected governor. Nevada Guv Faces Fans and Foes in Reelection|Lloyd Green|March 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Usually the Best Picture winner is a foregone conclusion by this point—did anyone really think The Artist or Argo would lose? And the Best Picture Oscar Goes to… ‘12 Years A Slave,’ ‘Gravity,’ or ‘American Hustle?’|Kevin Fallon, Marlow Stern|March 1, 2014|DAILY BEAST Did it make them fit accusers that my condemnation was a foregone conclusion? The Consolation of Philosophy|Boethius It was a foregone conclusion that she would not like his work. The Call of the Canyon|Zane Grey It seems a foregone conclusion that the Scott Sisters are going to win the cup. The Meadow-Brook Girls on the Tennis Courts|Janet Aldridge The result, to one who knew the soldier, would have been a foregone conclusion. A Jewish Chaplain in France|Lee J. Levinger The use of fire-arms no longer appeals to him because it is a foregone conclusion just what will happen when he aims at an animal. Hunting with the Bow and Arrow|Saxton Pope
British Dictionary definitions for foregoneDerived forms of foregoneforegoneness, nounCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to foregonedestined, certain, inescapable, inevitable, predictable |