foregoing

English

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /ˌfɔː(ɹ)ˈɡəʊ.ɪŋ/, SAMPA: /%fO:(r)"g@U.IN/

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• Rhymes: -əʊɪŋ

Adjective

foregoing (not comparable)

1. Occurring before or in front of something else, in time, place, rank or sequence.
   • 1748. David Hume. Enquiry concerning Human Understanding. Section 3. § 14.

     we may conclude, from the foregoing reasonings, that, as certain unity is requisite in all productions, it cannot be wanting in history more than in any other;

Synonyms

• preceding

Antonyms

• subsequent

Translations

occurring before or in front of something else

Dutch: voorafgaand (nl), voorafgaande (nl) Finnish: edeltävä (fi) French: ci-dessus (fr), précédent (fr)

Norwegian: foregående (no), forrige (no) Polish: powyższy (pl) m., uprzedni (pl) m. Portuguese: precedente (pt)

Verb

foregoing

1. Present participle of forego.