foregone conclusion

/ˈfɔːrgɔːn kənˈkluːʒən/

noun C1
N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: academic. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Meaning

  1. conclusión inevitable

    • The result was a foregone conclusion.

      El resultado era una conclusión inevitable.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Similar words

conclusion

Conclusion is the general word for an ending or final judgment; a foregone conclusion is a specific idiom for an outcome that was inevitable from the start.

Práctica

1 ¿Qué significa foregone conclusion?

2 Completa el espacio en blanco: The result was a foregone ___.

3 ¿Qué gráfico de características corresponde a foregone conclusion?

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