It was a foregone conclusion that he would take over the business after his father retired.
Most people felt that the outcome of the trial was a foregone conclusion. [=they felt sure that the trial would end in a certain way]
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
fore|gone — «fr GN, GON; fohr ; FR gn, gon; FOHR », adjective, verb. –adj. 1. known or decided beforehand. See also foregone conclusion. (Cf. ↑foregone conclusion) 2. that has gone before; previous. a) past participle of … Useful english dictionary
fore|gone´ness — fore|gone «fr GN, GON; fohr ; FR gn, gon; FOHR », adjective, verb. –adj. 1. known or decided beforehand. See also foregone conclusion. (Cf. ↑foregone conclusion) 2. that has gone before; previous. a) past participle of … Useful english dictionary
gone — an·dro·gone; ar·che·gone; be·gone; car·po·gone; down·gone; er·gone; eryth·ro·gone; fore·gone; gone; gone·ness; hem·a·to·gone; het·er·o·gone; homo·gone; my·co·gone; ne·mat·o·gone; or·gone; peri·gone; pu·le·gone; sper·ma·gone; sper·mo·gone;… … English syllables
fore|go — fore|go1 «fr GOH, fohr », transitive verb, went, gone, go|ing. to forgo; do without; give up. fore|go2 «fr GOH, fohr », intransitive verb, transitive verb, went, gone … Useful english dictionary
fore|go|er — «fr GOH uhr, fohr », noun. 1. a person or thing that goes in front or leads the way. 2. a person who has gone before; forerunner; predecessor. 3. = foreganger. (Cf. ↑foreganger) … Useful english dictionary
Fore Father — Infobox Television episode Title =Fore Father Series =Family Guy Caption =Stewie sees Mr. T as birds in his fever induced hallucination. Season =2 Episode =21 Airdate =August 1, 2000 Production =2ACX16 Writer =Bobby Bowman Director =Scott Wood… … Wikipedia
foregone — fore·gone … English syllables
foregone — fore•gone [[t]fɔrˈgɔn, ˈgɒn, foʊr ; ˈfɔrˌgɔn, ˌgɒn, ˈfoʊr [/t]] adj. having gone before; previous; past • Etymology: 1590–1600 … From formal English to slang
foregone conclusion — fore|gone con|clusion [ ,fɔrgɔn kən kluʒn ] noun singular a result that you can be certain about before it happens: Once again, a defeat for the Conservatives looked like a foregone conclusion … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
foregoneness — fore·gone·ness … English syllables
