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[ fawr-goh-ing, fohr- ] / fɔrˈgoʊ ɪŋ, foʊr- / SEE SYNONYMS FOR foregoing ON THESAURUS.COM
adjectivepreviously stated, written, or occurring; preceding: The foregoing paragraph presents the problem. Origin of foregoinglate Middle English word dating back to 1400–50; see origin at forego1, -ing2 SYNONYMS FOR foregoingprecedent, previous, prior, earlier, former. SEE SYNONYMS FOR foregoing ON THESAURUS.COM Words nearby foregoingforefront, foregather, foregift, foreglimpse, forego, foregoing, foregone, foregone conclusion, foreground, foregut, forehand Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for foregoingSo why might the inspirational woman be foregoing future cover shoots? Burberry Responds to Toxic Chemical Allegations; Carey Mulligan Jokes About Destroying Oscar Dress|The Fashion Beast Team|January 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST And finally, Step 7: “If you think all of the foregoing is mad, just watch and learn.” Fringe Factor: 7 Easy Steps to Jailing Obama|Caitlin Dickson|January 5, 2014|DAILY BEAST Attack Syrian government military targets with cruise missiles, drones, or with the foregoing plus piloted U.S. aircraft. Obama’s New Syria Options|Leslie H. Gelb|August 25, 2013|DAILY BEAST Remember, the foregoing examples are exclusively taken from radio commentary spoken in 2009. Rush the Race-Baiter|Conor Friedersdorf|October 16, 2009|DAILY BEAST
Orders issued in accordance with the foregoing provisions shall be in writing. The Theory and Policy of Labour Protection|Albert Eberhard Friedrich Schffle I have thus hastily sketched the foregoing facts, for such they are. The Burning of Chambersburg, Pennsylvania|B. S. (Benjamin Shroder) Schneck The foregoing differences will readily be seen by comparing the figures on Pls. The Beaked Whales of the Family Ziphidae|Frederick True The sea sells cheap say the natives, who are mostly engaged in the salt industry, as one would infer from the foregoing. Rambles in Brittany|Francis Miltoun Nor can we recount his important work in other branches of biology further than has been already done in the foregoing pages. Life of Charles Darwin|G. T. (George Thomas) Bettany
British Dictionary definitions for foregoing
adjective(prenominal) (esp of writing or speech) going before; preceding Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to foregoingpreceding, above, aforesaid, antecedent, anterior, former, past, precedent, prior, aforementioned |