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Foregone vs Preordained - What's the difference?

foregone | preordained |

As verbs the difference between foregone and preordained

is that foregone is past participle of lang=en while preordained is past tense of preordain.

As adjectives the difference between foregone and preordained

is that foregone is previous, former while preordained is determined in advance; predestined.

foregone

English

Verb

(head)

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • previous, former
  • bygone
  • *1874 , William Henley, O, Gather Me the Rose :
  • *:For with the dream foregone', ' foregone ,
    • The deed forborne for ever,
  • *:The worm, regret, will canker on,
    • And time will turn him never.
  • (informal) inevitable, predictable

    • Derived terms

    * foregone conclusion

    preordained

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (preordain)

    • Adjective

    (-)
  • determined in advance; predestined