foregone
/ˈfɔɹɡɔn/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.76 in modern English
12
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
verb
adj
Example Sentences
- ""We need a different understanding of revenues and public expenditure. The 15-year freeze on fuel duty and lack of tax on aviation fuel are effectively a huge subsidy to those forms of travel, but they are not described as subsidy because they are foregone revenue. Yet if you invest to hold rail fares, it's seen as subsidy.""
- "For with the dream foregone, foregone, The deed forborne for ever, The worm, regret, will canker on, And time will turn him never."
- "I know people are still going through the details but it's not a foregone conclusion that it will get confirmation by the Senate."
Usage
Inflected Forms
more foregone (comparative)
most foregone (superlative)