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foregone: gone by, past All'sW. I. iii. 142 “days ,” Sonn. xxx. 9 “grievances ” ∥ Oth. III. iii. 429 “ conclusion,” a S. phrase, usually taken by the commentators = previous experience (cf. CONCLUSION 2), but used by mod. writers=(1) decision formed before the case is fully argued or the evidence known, or (2) result that might have been foreseen as inevitable.