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foregone
[ fawr-gawn, -gon; fawr-gawn, -gon, ]
/ fɔrˈgɔn, -ˈgɒn; ˈfɔrˌgɔn, -ˌgɒn, /
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adjective
that has gone before; previous; past.
determined in advance; inevitable.
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OTHER WORDS FROM foregone
fore·gone·ness, nounun·fore·gone, adjectiveWords nearby foregone
foregather, foregift, foreglimpse, forego, foregoing, foregone, foregone conclusion, foreground, foregut, forehand, forehanded
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foregone
/ (fɔːˈɡɒn, ˈfɔːˌɡɒn) /
adjective
gone or completed; past
Derived forms of foregone
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