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foregone conclusion

foregone conclusion noun: a predictable or inevitable conclusion, or one made without enough consideration and evidence.

Noun

foregone conclusion (plural foregone conclusions)

  1. A predictable or inevitable conclusion, or one made without enough consideration and evidence.
    • In the first episode, Noah breaks up with Rebecca because she snooped around and found an engagement ring he had hidden and she started wearing it without giving him a chance to propose, taking their marriage as a foregone conclusion.2024 October 5, Jessica Grose, “‘Nobody Wants This’ Pits Jewish Women Against ‘Shiksas.’ Nobody Wins.”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC
    • […] [Sam] Altman had made each of OpenAI’s decisions about the Microsoft deal and GPT-3’s deployment a foregone conclusion, but he had maneuvered and manipulated dissenters into believing they had a real say until it was too late to change course.2025, Karen Hao, Empire of AI, New York City: Penguin Press, →ISBN

foregone conclusion meaning in Tamil

foregone conclusion in Tamil

மாற்ற இயலா முடிவு, முன் சென்ற, முந்திய முடிவு, மாற்றமில்லா முடிவு, அனைவரும் அறிந்த முடிவு

Forms of foregone conclusion

pluralforegone conclusions

Questions about foregone conclusion

What does foregone conclusion mean?
Foregone conclusion means a predictable or inevitable conclusion, or one made without enough consideration and evidence.
What is foregone conclusion in Tamil?
Foregone conclusion in Tamil is மாற்ற இயலா முடிவு, முன் சென்ற, முந்திய முடிவு. See Foregone conclusion meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is foregone conclusion?
Foregone conclusion is a noun.
What is the plural of foregone conclusion?
The plural of foregone conclusion is foregone conclusions.

Words near foregone conclusion in the dictionary

  1. foregoer
  2. foregoers
  3. foregoes
  4. foregoing
  5. foregone
  6. foregone conclusion
  7. foregone conclusions
  8. foregoneness
  9. foregrant
  10. foregranted
  11. foregrants

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