foregone

American  

[fawr-gawn, -gon, fawr-gawn, -gon] / fɔrˈgɔn, -ˈgɒn, ˈfɔrˌgɔn, -ˌgɒn /

adjective

1. that has gone go before; previous; past.

2. determined in advance; inevitable.

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foregone British  

/ ˈfɔːˌɡɒn, fɔːˈɡɒn /

adjective

1. gone or completed; past

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Other Word Forms

• foregoneness noun
• unforegone adjective

Etymology

Origin of foregone

First recorded in 1590–1600; fore- + gone

Example Sentences

Her future as an artisan was a foregone conclusion.

From Los Angeles Times

Powell himself stressed in October that a December cut was “far” from a foregone conclusion.

From Barron's

Investors also are likely mindful of comments from Powell that followed the Fed’s policy meeting in October, when he told reporters that a December reduction was “far from a foregone conclusion.”

From Barron's

Investors also are likely mindful of comments from Powell that followed the Fed’s policy meeting in October, when he told reporters that a December reduction was “far from a foregone conclusion.”

From Barron's

The stock market finished on the cusp of record highs on Friday, led higher as the odds of another Federal Reserve rate cut looked like a foregone conclusion.

From MarketWatch