"foregone" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈfɔɹɡɔn/ Audio: en-us-foregone.ogg Forms: more foregone [comparative], most foregone [superlative]
Rhymes: -ɒn Head templates: {{en-adj}} foregone (comparative more foregone, superlative most foregone)
  1. previous, former Translations (Previous, former): минал (minal) (Bulgarian), предишен (predišen) (Bulgarian), vorig (Dutch), précédent (French), vorangegangen (German), vorhergegangen (German), предыдущий (predyduščij) (Russian)
    Sense id: en-foregone-en-adj-pN7yR0Yu Disambiguation of 'Previous, former': 95 5 1
  2. bygone Synonyms (bygone): forepassed Translations (Bygone): voorbij (Dutch), passé (French), vergangen (German), минувший (minuvšij) (Russian)
    Sense id: en-foregone-en-adj-~GJktrOG Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Russian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 12 78 7 4 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 15 65 12 8 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 9 80 7 4 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 7 85 5 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 14 67 12 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 14 67 11 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 15 65 13 8 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 14 65 12 8 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 13 67 12 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 11 75 9 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 19 60 13 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 11 75 9 5 Disambiguation of 'bygone': 7 91 1 Disambiguation of 'Bygone': 9 89 2
  3. (informal) inevitable; settled Tags: informal Synonyms (inevitable): avoidless Translations (inevitable, predictable): очакван (očakvan) (Bulgarian), предвиден (predviden) (Bulgarian), inevitable (Catalan), onvermijdelijk (Dutch), voorspelbaar (Dutch), inévitable (French), prévisible (French), couru d’avance (French), ausgemacht (German), unvermeidlich (German), unvermeidbar (German), ovvio [masculine] (Italian), scontato [masculine] (Italian), prevedibile (Italian)
    Sense id: en-foregone-en-adj-8eZikJvP Disambiguation of 'inevitable': 1 2 97 Disambiguation of 'inevitable, predictable': 2 2 96
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: preceding [previous], used-to-be, former, historical, past, unescapable, inevitable Derived forms: foregone conclusion

Verb

IPA: /ˈfɔɹɡɔn/ Audio: en-us-foregone.ogg
Rhymes: -ɒn Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} foregone
  1. past participle of forego Tags: form-of, participle, past Form of: forego
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      "word": "couru d’avance"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "inevitable, predictable",
      "word": "ausgemacht"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "inevitable, predictable",
      "word": "unvermeidlich"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "inevitable, predictable",
      "word": "unvermeidbar"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "inevitable, predictable",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ovvio"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "inevitable, predictable",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "scontato"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "inevitable, predictable",
      "word": "prevedibile"
    }
  ],
  "word": "foregone"
}

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