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foregone1 [fɔ:ˈgɒn, Am fɔ:rˈgɑ:n] VB

foregone pp of forgo

See also forgo

forgo <forewent, foregone> [fɔ:ˈgəʊ, Am fɔ:rˈgoʊ] VB trans iron a. form

foregone2 [fɔ:ˈgɒn, Am fɔ:rˈgɑ:n] ADJ

forego VB trans

forego → forgo

See also forgo

forgo <forewent, foregone> [fɔ:ˈgəʊ, Am fɔ:rˈgoʊ] VB trans iron a. form

Usage examples with foregone

to be a foregone conclusion

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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The coalition's victory was a foregone conclusion: in most constituencies, there were no anti-coalition candidates.
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Under the circumstances, her conviction was a foregone conclusion.
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This included foregone earnings in addition to tuition, which allowed them to have enough funds for life outside of school.
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The final decision is by no means a foregone conclusion.
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This foregone time often prevents children, especially girls, from attending school and women from pursuing small business opportunities.
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She criticises the choices he s given as showing the outcome to be a foregone conclusion.
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He pleaded not guilty and conducted his own defence, but the result was always a foregone conclusion, and he was found guilty, hanged and gibbeted.
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There is no foregone conclusion that, indeed, pleasure-causing things are good.
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The payment was held to reflect foregone rent under the lease and therefore was included in the taxpayer's income.
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Factoring in the cost of college and foregone investment income, the average college graduate still ends up an estimated $550,000 ahead.
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