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foregone

English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /?fo???n/
  • Rhymes: -?n

Verb

foregone

  1. past participle of forego

Adjective

foregone (comparative more foregone, superlative most foregone)

  1. previous, former
  2. bygone
  3. (informal) inevitable, predictable

Synonyms

  • (previous): preceding, used-to-be; see also Thesaurus:former
  • (bygone): forepassed, historical; see also Thesaurus:past
  • (inevitable): avoidless, unescapable; see also Thesaurus:inevitable
Translations

Derived terms

  • foregone conclusion

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foreway

English

Etymology

From fore- +? way.

Noun

foreway (plural foreways)

  1. (dialectal, Northern England) A highroad.
  2. (Britain dialectal) An advantage; foredeal.
    • 1902, Pearson's magazine: Volume 13:
      Provided that old Gilligan had not more horse sense than yourself and got the foreway of you," says I, [...]
  3. (of a vehicle) The part of a cart or vehicle intended to ensure that the end-thrust is taken against the shoulder collar rather than the linch-pin.

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