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fore gone

 [fawr-gawn, -gon, fohr-; fawr-gawn, -gon, fohr-]  

fore·gone

   [fawr-gawn, -gon, fohr-; fawr-gawn, -gon, fohr-]
adjective
1.
that has gone before; previous; past.
2.
determined in advance; inevitable.
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Origin:
1590–1600; fore- + gone

Related forms
fore·gone·ness, noun
un·fore·gone, adjective

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a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
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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

Related forms
fore·go·er, noun

fore·go

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