Foregone
1foregone — adj. past; used of time; as, foregone summers. Contrassted to {present}. Syn: bygone, bypast, departed, gone. [WordNet 1.5] …
2foregone — means ‘previous, completed’ and is used mainly in the expression foregone conclusion, meaning ‘an easily foreseen or predictable result’: • Given the anecdotal evidence just ask that taxi driver, won t you? the outcome of such an investigation… …
3foregone — past participle of FOREGO(Cf. ↑forego). ► ADJECTIVE archaic ▪ past. ● a foregone conclusion Cf. ↑a foregone conclusion …
4foregone — index previous Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
5foregone — [fôr gôn′, fôr′gôn΄] adj. 1. that has gone before; previous; former 2. previously determined or confidently anticipated; also, inevitable or unavoidable: said of a conclusion …
6foregone — [[t]fɔ͟ː(r)gɒn[/t]] 1) Foregone is the past participle of forego. 2) PHRASE: usu v link PHR, oft it v link PHR that If you say that a particular result is a foregone conclusion, you mean you are certain that it will happen. Most voters believe… …
7Foregone — Forego Fore*go , v. t. [imp. {Forewent 2}; p. p. {Foregone} (?; 115); p. pr. & vb. n. {Foregoing}.] [See {Forgo}.] 1. To quit; to relinquish; to leave. [1913 Webster] Stay at the third cup, or forego the place. Herbert. [1913 Webster] 2. To… …
8foregone — adj. Foregone is used with these nouns: ↑conclusion …
9foregone — past participle of forego2. adjective [often postposition] archaic past. Phrases a foregone conclusion an easily predictable result …
10foregone — a foregone conclusion …
