foregoing

Occurring before or in front of something else, in time, place, rank or sequence.

Adjective

  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...
    • 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

forgoing

Verb

  1. present participle and gerund of forego

Origin

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Related

Not to be confused with forgoing