foregone
adj/ˈfɔɹɡɔn/
1
previous, former
2
bygone
- For with the dream foregone, foregone, The deed forborne for ever, The worm, regret, will canker on, And time will turn him never.1874, William Henley, O, Gather Me the Rose:
3
Informal inevitable; settled
- I know people are still going through the details but it's not a foregone conclusion that it will get confirmation by the Senate.2018 October 2, Erik Wasson, quoting John Cornyn, “Senate Approval of New Nafta Not a 'Foregone Conclusion,’ Republican Says”, in Bloomberg:
- Synonyms
- preceding, used-to-be, forepassed, historical, avoidless, unescapable
- Derived terms
- foregone conclusion, foregoneness, unforegone