foregone

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˈfɔrˌɡɔn/ UK /ˈfɔːˌɡɒn/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

adj
already settled or decided in advance; previous

With their lead so large, victory was a foregone conclusion.

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Synonyms

1 adj · already settled or decided... predeterminedsettled inevitablepreordaineddecided prior

Opposites

uncertain undecided open

Word family

Related forms forego goforegoing

Etymology

The past participle of forego ('to go before', from Old English foregan), used adjectivally of something gone before and thus settled in advance, as in 'a foregone conclusion' (a Shakespearean coinage).

foregan Old English gan Old English

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Describing Qualities

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# foregone

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** /ˈfɔrˌɡɔn/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈfɔːˌɡɒn/

## Meanings
1. already settled or decided in advance; previous

## Examples
- With their lead so large, victory was a foregone conclusion.

## Synonyms
- predetermined
- settled
- inevitable
- preordained
- decided
- prior

## Antonyms
- uncertain
- undecided
- open

## Related Forms
- forego
- go
- foregoing

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: foregan
- Root: gan

## Etymology
The past participle of forego ('to go before', from Old English foregan), used adjectivally of something gone before and thus settled in advance, as in 'a foregone conclusion' (a Shakespearean coinage).

## AI Etymology
For foregone, the past participle of forego ('to go before', from Old English foregan), used adjectivally of something gone before and thus settled in advance, as in 'a foregone conclusion' (a Shakespearean coinage). In present-day use, it means already settled or decided in advance; previous. Related vocabulary includes forego, go, and foregoing.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities

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