foregoing

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foregoing^¹

/ˌfɔː(ɹ)ˈɡəʊ.ɪŋ/ UK
/fɔɹˈɡoʊɪŋ/ US
/fɚˈɡoʊɪŋ/ US
/ˈfɔɹˌɡoʊɪŋ/ US

Rhymes with -əʊɪŋ

adjective

not comparable 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;
Similar: aforegoing, preceding

Opposite: following, subsequent

foregoing^²

/ˌfɔː(ɹ)ˈɡəʊ.ɪŋ/ UK
/fɔɹˈɡoʊɪŋ/ US
/fɚˈɡoʊɪŋ/ US
/ˈfɔɹˌɡoʊɪŋ/ US

Rhymes with -əʊɪŋ

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verb

gerund, participle, present present participle and gerund of forego

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: preceding, previous, prior, aforesaid, above-named, abovementioned, above-mentioned, aforementioned, earlier, former, past, precedent, hereof, thereto, last, supra

adjective

Opposite: following, subsequent

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Every language

adj occurring before or in front of something else

Español	precedente
中文	之前 zhīqián
Português	precedente
Français	ci-dessus, précédent
Italiano	precedente

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Chicago

"foregoing." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/foregoing.

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@misc{foregoing_2026,
  title = {foregoing},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/foregoing},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}