aforementioned

English

Etymology

From afore- +‎ mentioned.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /əˌfoː(ɹ)ˈmɛn.ʃənd/, X-SAMPA: /@%fo:(r)"mEn.S@nd/

Adjective

aforementioned (not comparable)

1. Previously mentioned.
   • The PA system broadcast a long list of names in the morning, but it wasn't until later that they requested the aforementioned students report to the health clinic.

Usage notes

When it modifies a noun phrase, it is generally preceded by the definite article the, and the combination functions as a determiner rather than a simple adjective. It can also occur before a cardinal as in the aforementioned two papers instead of the two aforementioned papers, though the latter is also acceptable.

Synonyms

• abovementioned
• aforesaid
• mentioned

Antonyms

• following
• undermentioned

Translations

previously mentioned

• Bulgarian: гореспоменат (bg) (gorespomenat)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 上述的 (cmn) (shàngshù de)

• Czech: výše vzpomínaný (cs)
• Dutch: voorgenoemde (nl)
• Finnish: edellä mainittu (fi)
• French: susmentionné (fr)
• German: obenerwähnt, vorher erwähnt, obengenannt or oben genannt
• Greek: προαναφερθείς (el) (proanafertheís)
• Italian: suddetto (it) m, suddetta (it) f, sopraccennato (it)

• Japanese: 前述の (ja) (ぜんじゅつの, zenjutsu no)
• Korean: 상기 (sanggi, 上記)
• Latin: supradictus (la) m
• Polish: wyżej wspomniany, powyżej wspomniany, wcześniej wspomniany
• Portuguese: supracitado, sobredito, já mencionado
• Russian: вышеупомянутый (ru) (vyšeupom'ánutyj), вышесказанный (ru) (vyšeskázannyj)
• Spanish: ya mencionado (es), antedicho (es), sobredicho (es)
• Telugu: ముందు పేర్కొన్న (muMdu paerkonna)
• Turkish: adı geçen (tr), mezkûr (tr), sözü geçen (tr)
• West Frisian: niisneamd (fy)

Noun

aforementioned (uncountable)

1. (uncountable) The one or ones mentioned previously.
   • The judge read a list of prisoners' names. She then indicated that the aforementioned were to be set free.

Synonyms

• abovementioned
• aforesaid
• mentioned

Antonyms

• following
• undermentioned

Translations

one or ones mentioned previously

• Dutch: eerder vernoemde (nl)
• French: suscité (fr), ledit (fr)
• German: das oben erwähnte, das vorher erwähnte

• Japanese: 前述 (ぜんじゅつ, zenjutsu)
• Portuguese: supracitado m, sobredito m, acima mencionado m
• Swedish: förutnämnda (sv), tidigare (sv) nämnda (sv)

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• Indonesian: diterangkan sebelumnya
• Interlingua: mentionate previemente, mentionate supra