foregoing Meaning, Definition & Usage

1. verb be earlier in time; go back further
   antecede; forego; predate; forgo; antedate; precede.
   
   • Stone tools precede bronze tools
2. verb do without or cease to hold or adhere to
   relinquish; foreswear; forego; waive; forgo; dispense with.
   
   • We are dispensing with formalities
   • relinquish the old ideas
3. verb lose (s.th.) or lose the right to (s.th.) by some error, offense, or crime
   throw overboard; forego; forfeit; waive; forgo; give up.
   
   • you've forfeited your right to name your successor
   • forfeited property
4. adjective satellite especially of writing or speech; going before
   

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