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foregone

Syllabification: (fore·gone)
Pronunciation: /ˈfôrˌgôn/
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Definition of foregone

adjective

[often postpositive] archaic
  • past:poets dream of lives foregone in worlds fantastical

Phrases

a foregone conclusion

a result that can be predicted with certainty.
Remember that foregone (as in a foregone conclusion) is spelled with fore- at the beginning.

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