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  • 1foregone conclusion — foregone con clusion n be a foregone conclusion if something is a foregone conclusion, its result is certain, even though it has not happened yet ▪ The election result was a foregone conclusion …

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  • 2foregone conclusion — noun be a foregone conclusion if something is a foregone conclusion, the result of it is certain, even though it has not yet happened or been decided: The election result was a foregone conclusion …

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  • 3a foregone conclusion — CERTAINTY, inevitability, matter of course, predictable result; informal sure thing; Brit. informal cert, dead cert. → foregone * * * a foregone conclusion phrase something that seems certain to happen It soon became clear that a victory for… …

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  • 4(a) foregone conclusion — a result that is obvious to everyone even before it happens. It seems like this year s election results are a foregone conclusion. (not used with the) It s certainly not a foregone conclusion that we ll win. (often + that) …

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  • 5a foregone conclusion — something that seems certain to happen It soon became clear that a victory for Federer was not a foregone conclusion …

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  • 6conclusion — con|clu|sion [ kən kluʒn ] noun *** 1. ) count something you decide is true after thinking about it carefully and looking at all the evidence: reach/draw a conclusion: Hubble reached the conclusion that the universe was expanding. logical… …

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  • 7conclusion — [[t]kənklu͟ːʒ(ə)n[/t]] ♦♦♦ conclusions 1) N COUNT: oft N that When you come to a conclusion you decide that something is true after you have thought about it carefully and have considered all the relevant facts. Over the years I ve come to the… …

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  • 8conclusion — con|clu|sion W2S2 [kənˈklu:ʒən] n [Date: 1300 1400; : French; Origin: Latin conclusio, from concludere; CONCLUDE] 1.) something you decide after considering all the information you have →↑conclude ▪ These are the report s main conclusions.… …

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  • 9conclusion — noun 1 opinion reached after considering the facts ADJECTIVE ▪ correct ▪ logical, reasonable, valid ▪ inescapable, inevitable, obvious …

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  • 10conclusion — noun 1 (C) something you decide after considering all the information you have: These are the report s main conclusions. (+ that): Becky came to the conclusion that he must have forgotten. | lead to/point to/support the conclusion (that): All the …

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