foregone

[fawr-gawn, -gon, fawr-gawn, -gon]

adjective

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

2. determined in advance; inevitable.

foregone

/ ˈfɔːˌɡɒn, fɔːˈɡɒn /

adjective

1. gone or completed; past

Other Word Forms

• foregoneness noun
• unforegone adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of foregone¹

First recorded in 1590–1600; fore- + gone

Example Sentences

Stealing significant market share from Nvidia is far from a foregone conclusion, investors and analysts say.

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Fed boss Jerome Powell said shortly after last month's decision that another move in December was "not a foregone conclusion".

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Then came a drawdown in late October, when pressures in overnight lending markets bubbled up and Fed Chair Jerome Powell said another rate cut in December wasn’t “a foregone conclusion.”

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“A further reduction in the policy rate at the December meeting is not a foregone conclusion. Far from it.”

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This, she said, was often a symptom of shame, despair and the sense that losing one's home is a foregone conclusion.

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