foregoing
foregoing Lexical Profile
foregoing Game Scores & Validity
• adjective
Just mentioned, stated, or occurring previously, especially in a text or speech.
"Based on the foregoing analysis, the committee recommends approving the proposed budget."
• noun
The things, statements, or points just mentioned or stated previously (usually preceded by 'the').
"Notwithstanding the foregoing, either party may terminate the agreement with thirty days' written notice."
The act of abstaining from, giving up, or doing without something desirable (a common variant of 'forgoing').
"The foregoing of short-term profits allowed the company to invest heavily in sustainable technology."
Word Nuance & Usage
As an adjective meaning 'preceding', 'foregoing' is derived from 'forego' (to go before); however, in modern English, 'foregoing' is also widely used as a variant spelling of 'forgoing' (the present participle and gerund of 'forgo', meaning to abstain from or do without).
• Rhymes for foregoing
Word Origin & Etymology
From Middle English foregoynge, the present participle of foregon ('to go before'), from Old English foregan, equivalent to fore- ('before') + go.