foregoing

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Pronunciation

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  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˌfɔː(ɹ)ˈɡəʊ.ɪŋ/
  • Audio (US):(file)
  • Rhymes: -əʊɪŋ

Etymology 1

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(Should we delete(+) this sense?)

Adjective

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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;
    • 1951 March, Cecil J. Allen, “British Locomotive Practice and Performance”, in Railway Magazine, page 187:
      Striking confirmation of the foregoing points comes in a letter from a Swindon reader, who writes " [] ."
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Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

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foregoing

  1. present participle and gerund of forego

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