foregoing

adj
/ˌfɔː(ɹ)ˈɡəʊ.ɪŋ/UK/fɔɹˈɡoʊɪŋ/US

Etymology

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Definitions

  1. Occurring before or in front of something else, in time, place, rank or sequence.

    • 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;
    • Striking confirmation of the foregoing points comes in a letter from a Swindon reader, who writes "[…]."
  2. present participle and gerund of forego

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for foregoing. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA