Foregoing

//fɔɹˈɡoʊɪŋ// adj, verb

adj, verb ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of forego form-of, gerund, participle, present
Adjective
  1. 1
    Occurring before or in front of something else, in time, place, rank or sequence. not-comparable

    "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;"

Adjective
  1. 1
    especially of writing or speech; going before wordnet

Synonyms

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precedingaboveaforegoingaforegoingaforementionedaforenamed

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"Critics may argue that all the foregoing characterizations are very abstract."

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