foregoing
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| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
| a fool or simpleton; ninny. |
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fore·go·er, noun
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forego1 (fɔːˈɡəʊ) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb , -goes, -going, -went, -gone | |
| to precede in time, place, etc | |
| [Old English foregān] | |
| fore'goer1 | |
| —n | |
| forego2 (fɔːˈɡəʊ) | |
| —vb , -goes, -going, -went, -gone | |
| (tr) a variant spelling of forgo | |
| fore'goer2 | |
| —n | |
| foregoing (fɔːˈɡəʊɪŋ) | |
| —adj | |
| (prenominal) (esp of writing or speech) going before; preceding | |
| forgo or forego (fɔːˈɡəʊ) | |
| —vb , -goes, -going, -went, -gone | |
| 1. | to give up or do without |
| 2. | archaic to leave |
| [Old English forgān; see | |
| forego or forego | |
| —vb | |
| [Old English forgān; see | |
| for'goer or forego | |
| —n | |
| fore'goer or forego | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
forego
O.E. forgan "go away, pass over, leave undone," from for- "away" + gan "go." Usually in foregone conclusion, which was popularized in Shakespeare's "Othello" [III.iii], but his sense was not necessarily the main modern one of "a decision already formed before the case is argued." Related: Foregoing;
foregone. The similar foredone is now archaic, replaced by done for.
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Example sentences
The foregoing remarks relate almost exclusively to matters connected with our domestic concerns.
We answer both of the foregoing questions in the negative.
Participants engaging in any of the foregoing activities will be disqualified and will forfeit any prizes won.
In each of the foregoing lists an effort has been made to exclude all items of doubtful authenticity.
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