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foregone conclusion
(encz) | foregone conclusion, |
foregone conclusion
(gcide) | foregone conclusion \foregone conclusion\ n.
An inevitable outcome; a certain result; a certainty.
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Foregone conclusion
(gcide) | 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.
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Pleasing remembrance of a thought foregone.
--Wordsworth.
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For which the very mother's face forewent
The mother's special patience. --Mrs.
Browning.
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Foregone conclusion, a conclusion which has preceded
argument or examination; a predetermined conclusion.
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foregone conclusion
(wn) | foregone conclusion
n 1: an inevitable ending [syn: foregone conclusion, {matter
of course}]
2: something that is certain; "his victory is a certainty" [syn:
certainty, sure thing, foregone conclusion] [ant:
precariousness, uncertainness, uncertainty] |
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a foregone conclusion
(encz) | a foregone conclusion,jasný výsledek Zdeněk Brož |
Foregone conclusion
(gcide) | foregone conclusion \foregone conclusion\ n.
An inevitable outcome; a certain result; a certainty.
[PJC]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 thought foregone.
--Wordsworth.
[1913 Webster]
For which the very mother's face forewent
The mother's special patience. --Mrs.
Browning.
[1913 Webster]
Foregone conclusion, a conclusion which has preceded
argument or examination; a predetermined conclusion.
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