Which Is a Foregone Conclusion?

1 : a conclusion that has preceded argument or examination. 2 : an inevitable result : certainty the victory was a foregone conclusion.

Where is a foregone conclusion from?

The term comes from Shakespeare's Othello (3.3), in which, after hearing Iago's lie about Cassio talking in his sleep of his love affair with Desdemona, Othello says this “dream” is a “foregone conclusion”—that is, it clearly denotes that his wife has been unfaithful to him with Cassio (as Iago intended him to believe ...

What does not a foregone conclusion mean?

phrase. DEFINITIONS1. something that seems certain to happen. It soon became clear that a victory for Federer was not a foregone conclusion. Synonyms and related words.

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