foregoing
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/ˌfɔː(ɹ)ˈɡəʊ.ɪŋ/
English
Definitions
adjective
- Occurring before or in front of something else, in time, place, rank or sequence.
verb
- To precede, to go before.
verb
- To let pass, to leave alone, to let go.
- To do without, to abandon, to renounce.
- To refrain from, to abstain from, to pass up, to withgo.“I wouldn't forgo something, unless I'm convinced that it's detrimental in some way or another.”
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