foregone

[ fawr-gawn, -gon, fohr-; fawr-gawn, -gon, fohr- ]
/ fɔrˈgɔn, -ˈgɒn, foʊr-; ˈfɔrˌgɔn, -ˌgɒn, ˈfoʊr- /
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adjective

that has gone before; previous; past.
determined in advance; inevitable.

Origin of foregone

First recorded in 1590–1600; fore- + gone

OTHER WORDS FROM foregone

fore·gone·ness, noun un·fore·gone, adjective

Words nearby foregone

foregather, foregift, foreglimpse, forego, foregoing, foregone, foregone conclusion, foregone conclusion, a, foreground, foregut, forehand

Definition for foregone (2 of 3)

forego 1
[ fawr-goh, fohr- ]
/ fɔrˈgoʊ, foʊr- /

verb (used with or without object), fore·went, fore·gone, fore·go·ing.

to go before; precede.

Origin of forego

1
before 900; Middle English forgon, forgan, Old English foregān. See fore-, go1

OTHER WORDS FROM forego

fore·go·er, noun

Definition for foregone (3 of 3)

forego 2
[ fawr-goh, fohr- ]
/ fɔrˈgoʊ, foʊr- /

verb (used with object), fore·went, fore·gone, fore·go·ing.

forgo.

OTHER WORDS FROM forego

fore·go·er, noun

Words related to foregone

destined, certain, inescapable, inevitable, predictable

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British Dictionary definitions for foregone (1 of 3)

foregone
/ (fɔːˈɡɒn, ˈfɔːˌɡɒn) /

adjective

gone or completed; past

Derived forms of foregone

foregoneness, noun

British Dictionary definitions for foregone (2 of 3)

forego 1
/ (fɔːˈɡəʊ) /

verb -goes, -going, -went or -gone

to precede in time, place, etc

Derived forms of forego

foregoer, noun

Word Origin for forego

Old English foregān

British Dictionary definitions for foregone (3 of 3)

forego 2
/ (fɔːˈɡəʊ) /

verb -goes, -going, -went or -gone

(tr) a variant spelling of forgo

Derived forms of forego

foregoer, noun