foregoing
adjUK /ˌfɔː(ɹ)ˈɡəʊ.ɪŋ/ · US /fɔɹˈɡoʊɪŋ/
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;1748, David Hume, Enquiry concerning Human Understanding., Section 3. § 14:
- Striking confirmation of the foregoing points comes in a letter from a Swindon reader, who writes "[…]."1951 March, Cecil J. Allen, “British Locomotive Practice and Performance”, in Railway Magazine, page 187:
- Synonyms
- aforegoing, preceding
- Antonyms
- following, subsequent
- Related terms
- forgoing