foregoing
English
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˌfɔː(ɹ)ˈɡəʊ.ɪŋ/
Audio (US) (file) - Rhymes: -əʊɪŋ
Adjective
foregoing (not comparable)
- 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;
- 1748. David Hume. Enquiry concerning Human Understanding. Section 3. § 14.
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Translations
occurring before or in front of something else
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