foregoing

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˌfɔː(ɹ)ˈɡəʊ.ɪŋ/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /fɔɹˈɡoʊɪŋ/, /fɚˈɡoʊɪŋ/, /ˈfɔɹˌɡoʊɪŋ/

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• Rhymes: -əʊɪŋ

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 " […] ."

• aforegoing
• preceding

• following
• subsequent

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

foregoing

1. present participle and gerund of forego

• “foregoing”, in Collins English Dictionary.
• “foregoing”, in Cambridge English Dictionary, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: Cambridge University Press, 1999–present.
• “foregoing”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
• “foregoing”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.

• Not to be confused with forgoing.