Similar words: forego, foregoing, woebegone, pure gold, alter ego, foreground, gone, egg on. Meaning: [fɔr'gəʊ /fɔː-] 
adj. well in the past; former.
adj. well in the past; former. 61. That no positive outcome can be expected is but a foregone conclusion.
62. As seen from a distance , the issue of such a conflict seems almost a foregone conclusion.