'Foregone conclusion' definitions:
Definition of 'foregone conclusion'
(from WordNet)
noun
An inevitable ending [syn: foregone conclusion, matter of course]
noun
Something that is certain; "his victory is a certainty" [syn: certainty, sure thing, foregone conclusion] [ant: precariousness, uncertainness, uncertainty]
Definition of 'Foregone conclusion'
From: 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. [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. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'foregone conclusion'
From: GCIDE
- foregone conclusion \foregone conclusion\ n. An inevitable outcome; a certain result; a certainty. [PJC]