foregoing

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C1 — Advanced

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. verb be earlier in time; go back further
  2. verb do without or cease to hold or adhere to
  3. verb lose (s.th.) or lose the right to (s.th.) by some error, offense, or crime

Etymology

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Synonyms

predate, precede, forego, forgo, antecede, antedate

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