Fore gone

fore·gone

[fawr-gawn, -gon, fohr-; fawr-gawn, -gon, fohr-]
adjective
1.
that has gone before; previous; past.
2.
determined in advance; inevitable.

Origin:
1590–1600; fore- + gone

fore·gone·ness, noun
un·fore·gone, adjective
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fore·go

1 [fawr-goh, fohr-]
verb (used with object), verb (used without object), fore·went, fore·gone, fore·go·ing.
to go before; precede.

Origin:
before 900; Middle English forgon, forgan, Old English foregān. See fore-, go1

fore·go·er, noun
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fore·go

2 [fawr-goh, fohr-]
verb (used with object), fore·went, fore·gone, fore·go·ing.

fore·go·er, noun
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forego1 (fɔːˈɡəʊ) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
vb , -goes, -going, -went, -gone
to precede in time, place, etc
 
[Old English foregān]
 
fore'goer1
 
n

forego2 (fɔːˈɡəʊ) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
vb , -goes, -going, -went, -gone
(tr) a variant spelling of forgo
 
fore'goer2
 
n

foregone (fɔːˈɡɒn, ˈfɔːˌɡɒn) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
adj
gone or completed; past
 
fore'goneness
 
n

forgo or forego (fɔːˈɡəʊ) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
vb , -goes, -going, -went, -gone
1.  to give up or do without
2.  archaic to leave
 
[Old English forgān; see for-, go1]
 
forego or forego
 
vb
 
[Old English forgān; see for-, go1]
 
for'goer or forego
 
n
 
fore'goer or forego
 
n

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forego
O.E. forgan "go away, pass over, leave undone," from for- "away" + gan "go." Usually in foregone conclusion, which was popularized in Shakespeare's "Othello" [III.iii], but his sense was not necessarily the main modern one of "a decision already formed before the case is argued." Related: Foregoing;
foregone. The similar foredone is now archaic, replaced by done for.
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