forthgoing

English

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Middle English forthgoing, deverbal of forthgon (“to go forth, proceed”), from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old English forþgān (“to go forth, proceed”), from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Germanic *furþa (“forward”), *gāną (“to go”), equivalent to forth- +‎ going. Adjective from present participle of forthgo.

Noun

forthgoing (plural forthgoings)

1. A going forth or utterance; a proceeding from or out.

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Adjective

forthgoing (comparative more forthgoing, superlative most forthgoing)

1. Going out or forth; departing.

Related terms

• forthgo

Verb

forthgoing

1. present participle of forthgo