foregone
adjective
- that has gone before; previous; former
- previously determined or confidently anticipated; also, inevitable or unavoidable: said of a conclusion
See foregone in American Heritage Dictionary 4
verb (fôr-gônˈ, -gŏnˈ, fōr-) adjective (fôrˈgônˌ, -gŏnˌ, fōrˈ-) Having gone before; previous.
Usage Note: The word
foregone has recently developed a new meaning as a truncation of the phrase
a foregone conclusion, as in
It is by no means foregone that the team will relocate to Baltimore next season. But the usage has not gained broad acceptance; over 80 percent of Usage Panelists disapprove of this use of
foregone.
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