"foregone conclusion" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: foregone conclusions [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} foregone conclusion (plural foregone conclusions)
  1. A predictable or inevitable conclusion, or one made without any consideration. Translations (predictable or inevitable conclusion): uitgemaakte zaak [feminine] (Dutch), itsestäänselvyys (Finnish), itsestäänselvä johtopäätös (Finnish), selviö (Finnish), couru d’avance (French), ausgemachte Sache [feminine] (German), rezultat przesądzony z góry [masculine] (Polish), resultado certo [masculine] (Portuguese), предрешённый вы́вод (predrešónnyj vývod) [masculine] (Russian), ser de prever (Spanish), estar cantado (Spanish)

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