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• foregone conclusion — foregone con clusion n be a foregone conclusion if something is a foregone conclusion, its result is certain, even though it has not happened yet ▪ The election result was a foregone conclusion …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• foregone conclusion — n. An inevitable outcome; a certain result; a certainty. [PJC] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• foregone conclusion — If the result of, say, a football match is a foregone conclusion, then the result is obvious before the game has even begun …   The small dictionary of idiomes

• foregone conclusion — I noun forejudgment, foreordination, inevitable result, one sidedness, partiality, preconceived idea, preconclusion, predecision, predesigned conclusion, predetermination, predetermined conclusion, predilection, predisposition, prejudged… …   Law dictionary

• foregone conclusion — noun be a foregone conclusion if something is a foregone conclusion, the result of it is certain, even though it has not yet happened or been decided: The election result was a foregone conclusion …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• Foregone conclusion — Forego Fore*go , v. t. [AS. foreg[=a]n; fore + g[=a]n to go; akin to G. vorgehen to go before, precede. See {Go}, v. i.] To go before; to precede; used especially in the present and past participles. [1913 Webster] Pleasing remembrance of a… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English