Critics may argue that all the foregoing characterizations are very abstract.
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Foregoing
//fɔɹˈɡoʊɪŋ//
Synonyms for "foregoing" (49 found)
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Closest matches (10)
Strong matches (15)
Related words (24)
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Translations
16 translations across 12 languages.
Bulgarian
2 entries- гореспоменат adj (occurring before or in front of something else)
- предшестващ adj (occurring before or in front of something else)
Dutch
1 entries- voorafgaand adj (occurring before or in front of something else)
Finnish
1 entries- edeltävä adj (occurring before or in front of something else)
French
2 entries- ci-dessus adj (occurring before or in front of something else)
- précédent adj (occurring before or in front of something else)
Gothic
1 entries- 𐍆𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌽𐍃 adj (occurring before or in front of something else)
Italian
1 entries- precedente adj (occurring before or in front of something else)
Norwegian
2 entries- foregående adj (occurring before or in front of something else)
- forrige adj (occurring before or in front of something else)
Occitan
1 entries- precedent adj (occurring before or in front of something else)
Polish
2 entries- powyższy adj (occurring before or in front of something else)
- uprzedni adj (occurring before or in front of something else)
Portuguese
1 entries- precedente adj (occurring before or in front of something else)
Spanish
1 entries- precedente adj (occurring before or in front of something else)
Swedish
1 entries- föregående adj (occurring before or in front of something else)
Sample sentences
5 total sentences available.
The latter means foregoing certain foods, pleasures, or possessions.
Source: tatoeba (1172514)
You’re basically foregoing massive amounts of votes.
Source: tatoeba (12469171)
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;
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