Etymology 1
(Should we delete(+) this sense?)
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;
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 " […] ."
Translations
occurring before or in front of something else
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
References
- “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.