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foregoing 音標拼音: [fɔrg'oɪŋ] a. 前面的,先前的,前述的 前面的,先前的,前述的 foregoing adj 1: especially of writing or speech; going beforeForego \ Fore* go"\, v. t. [ imp. { Forewent 2}; p. p. { Foregone} (?; 115); p. pr. & vb. n. { Foregoing}.] [ See { Forgo}.] 1. To quit; to relinquish; to leave. [ 1913 Webster] Stay at the third cup, or forego the place. -- Herbert. [ 1913 Webster] 2. To relinquish the enjoyment or advantage of; to give up; to resign; to renounce; -- said of a thing already enjoyed, or of one within reach, or anticipated. [ 1913 Webster] All my patrimony,, If need be, I am ready to forego. -- Milton. [ 1913 Webster] Thy lovers must their promised heaven forego. -- Keble. [ 1913 Webster] [ He] never forewent an opportunity of honest profit. -- R. L. Stevenson. [ 1913 Webster] Note: Forgo is the better spelling etymologically, but the word has been confused with { Forego}, to go before. [ 1913 Webster] 41 Moby Thesaurus words for " foregoing": above, aforegoing, aforementioned, aforenamed, aforesaid, antecedent, anterior, anticipatory, beforementioned, chief, ci- devant, earlier, early, elder, first, fore, forementioned, foremost, forenamed, former, heading, headmost, last, latter, leading, named, older, past, precedent, preceding, precessional, precurrent, precursory, preexistent, preliminary, previous, prime, prior, said, same, senior
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