foregoing

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌfɔː(ɹ)ˈɡəʊ.ɪŋ/

• Audio (US):

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• Rhymes: -əʊɪŋ

Etymology 1

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

• aforegoing
• preceding

Antonyms

• following
• subsequent

Translations

occurring before or in front of something else

• Bulgarian: предшестващ (bg) (predšestvašt), гореспоменат (gorespomenat)
• Chinese:

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• Dutch: voorafgaand (nl)
• Finnish: edeltävä (fi)
• French: ci-dessus (fr), précédent (fr)
• Italian: precedente (it)
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• Norwegian: foregående, forrige
• Occitan: precedent (oc)
• Polish: powyższy m, uprzedni m
• Portuguese: precedente (pt)
• Spanish: precedente (es)
• Swedish: föregående (sv)

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

foregoing

1. present participle of forego