foregone en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /ˈfɔɹɡɔn/
- (US) audio
Meanings
- previous, former
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bygone
For with the dream foregone, foregone, The deed forborne for ever, The worm, regret, will canker on, And time will turn him never.
1874, William Henley, O, Gather Me the Rose:
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(informal) inevitable; settled
I know people are still going through the details but it's not a foregone conclusion that it will get confirmation by the Senate.
2018 October 2, Erik Wasson, quoting John Cornyn, “Senate Approval of New Nafta Not a 'Foregone Conclusion,’ Republican Says”, in Bloomberg:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most foregone | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more foregone | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Deriveds
foregoneness · foregone conclusion · unforegone
Synonyms
forepassed (bygone) · historical · unescapable · preceding · avoidless (inevitable) · used-to-be
Translations (30)
de vorhergegangen (Previous, former) · bg предвиден (inevitable, predictable) · pl poprzedni (Previous, former) · pl przeszły (Bygone) · fr passé (Bygone) · bg минал (Previous, former) · pl dawny (Bygone) · ca inevitable (inevitable, predictable) · fr prévisible (inevitable, predictable) · de ausgemacht (inevitable, predictable) · fr précédent (Previous, former) · bg очакван (inevitable, predictable) · nl vorig (Previous, former) · ru предыдущий (Previous, former) · it ovvio (inevitable, predictable) · nl voorbij (Bygone) · de unvermeidlich (inevitable, predictable) · de unvermeidbar (inevitable, predictable) · de vorangegangen (Previous, former) · de vergangen (Bygone) · ru минувший (Bygone) · bg предишен (Previous, former) · pl nieunikniony (inevitable, predictable) · fr inévitable (inevitable, predictable) · nl onvermijdelijk (inevitable, predictable) · it scontato (inevitable, predictable) · pl miniony (Bygone) · nl voorspelbaar (inevitable, predictable) · fr couru d'avance (inevitable, predictable) · it prevedibile (inevitable, predictable)