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Antonyms for foregoing

Grammar : Adj
Spell : fawr-goh-ing, fohr-
Phonetic Transcription : fɔrˈgoʊ ɪŋ, foʊr-

Definition of foregoing

Origin :
  • "to go before," Old English foregan "to go before," from fore- + go. The similarly constructed foredone "killed, destroyed," now is archaic, replaced by done for. Related: Foregoing; foregone.
  • Phrase foregone conclusion popularized in "Othello" [III.iii], but Shakespeare's sense was not necessarily the main modern one of "a decision already formed before the case is argued." Othello says it of Cassio's dream, and it is clear from the context that Othello means Cassio actually has been in bed with Desdemona before he allegedly dreamed it.
  • adj come before; previous
Example sentences :
  • Trusting you will be able to concur in the foregoing suggestions.
  • Extract from : « Explorations in Australia » by John Forrest
  • The rest of my theory is embodied in the foregoing narrative.
  • Extract from : « The Penance of Magdalena and Other Tales of the California Missions » by J. Smeaton Chase
  • Put it into a freezer, and proceed as in the foregoing receipt.
  • Extract from : « Directions for Cookery, in its Various Branches » by Eliza Leslie
  • This fictitious correspondence of mine is to blame for the foregoing digression.
  • Extract from : « The Uncommercial Traveller » by Charles Dickens
  • Our numbers will indicate where they are to be found in the foregoing collection.
  • Extract from : « Reflections » by Francois Duc De La Rochefoucauld
  • In strong contrast with the foregoing is the next event to which we shall refer.
  • Extract from : « A Dish Of Orts » by George MacDonald
  • If the foregoing piece be worth your strictures, let me have them.
  • Extract from : « The Letters of Robert Burns » by Robert Burns
  • He somehow suspected, after the foregoing conversation, to whom the letter was addressed.
  • Extract from : « A Woman Intervenes » by Robert Barr
  • Crawford, William (nephew of foregoing), killed by Indians, 331.
  • Extract from : « Chronicles of Border Warfare » by Alexander Scott Withers
  • Proceed as in the foregoing recipe, substituting a chicken for a rabbit.
  • Extract from : « The Skilful Cook » by Mary Harrison

Synonyms for foregoing

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