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foregone

Pronunciation: /fɔːˈgɒn/
past participle of forego2
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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: the result of her trial was a foregone conclusion

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Remember that foregone (as in a foregone conclusion) is spelled with fore- at the beginning.

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