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Webster 1828 Edition

Foregone

FOREGONE

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foregawn'.

1.

Forborne to be possessed or enjoyed.

2.

Gone before; past. Obs.

Definition 2024

foregone

foregone

English

Verb

foregone

past participle of forego

Adjective

foregone ‎(comparative more foregone, superlative most foregone)

previous, former
bygone
- 1874, William Henley, O, Gather Me the Rose:
  
  For with the dream foregone, foregone,
  
  The deed forborne for ever,
  
  The worm, regret, will canker on,
  
  And time will turn him never.
(informal) inevitable, predictable

Translations

Previous, former

Bulgarian: минал (bg) ‎(minal), предишен (bg) ‎(predišen)
Chinese:
Mandarin: ^{(please verify)}先前的, ^{(please verify)}上一个的

Dutch: vorig (nl)
French: précédent (fr)

Bygone

Dutch: voorbij (nl)

French: passé (fr)

inevitable, predictable

Bulgarian: очакван (bg) ‎(očakvan), предвиден (bg) ‎(predviden)
Dutch: onvermijdelijk (nl), voorspelbaar (nl)

French: inévitable (fr), prévisible (fr), couru d'avance
Italian: ovvio (it) m, scontato (it) m, prevedibile (it)

Derived terms

foregone conclusion