to forego
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7.2
- verb
- /fɔrˈɡoʊ/
- Archaic
:
preceder
- Thus, the hypothesis for the present three studies follows directly from the foregoing review:
- foregoing discussion
- foregoing analysis
Examples
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Higher values on all the foregoing scales indicate higher levels of each variable.
Academic text (2004) -
Three of the four foregoing historical problems have, in fact, already been explained through further diachronic analysis.
Academic text (2001) -
The foregoing analysis has aimed to address the importance of dialogue in the Turkish context.
Academic text (2015) -
To make the foregoing concrete, let us return to the Picasso painting.
Academic text (1997) -
For the foregoing reasons, the judgment of the Court of Appeals is affirmed.
Academic text (1990) -
In research supporting the foregoing view, psychopathological traits have not always been associated with cruel acts.
Academic text (2000) -
In particular, the foregoing discussion suggests three lessons regarding the design of procedural inquiries.
Academic text (2017) -
A cardinal principle of Erastus' doctrine is clear from the foregoing quotation.
Academic text (1990) -
We examined the foregoing hypotheses in the context of intergroup relations between religious and secular Jews in Israel.
Academic text (2000) -
The events of the past year will forego the need for further analysis before making a decision.
Synonyms
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4.1
Happen before something else in time or order
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5.8
To exist or happen before another thing
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6.9
To be present before a certain time or event
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5.8
To happen earlier and show what will come later
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8.7
To happen before another event or to put an earlier date on something
To happen before something else in time
Put an earlier day on a document than its real one
To come before and show what will happen next
Antonyms
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Forego comes from the parts fore- ('before') and go ('to go'), so it literally means 'go before' and is used when something happens earlier or comes before something in time.