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Foregoing vs Ongoing - What's the difference?

foregoing | ongoing |

As adjectives the difference between foregoing and ongoing

is that foregoing is occurring before or in front of something else, in time, place, rank or sequence while ongoing is continuing, permanent.

As a verb foregoing

is .

As a noun ongoing is

something that is going on; a happening.

foregoing

English

Adjective

(-)
  • Occurring before or in front of something else, in time, place, rank or sequence.
  • * 1748 . David Hume. Enquiry concerning Human Understanding. Section 3. ยง 14.
    • we may conclude, from the foregoing reasonings, that, as certain unity is requisite in all productions, it cannot be wanting in history more than in any other;

    Synonyms

    * preceding

    Antonyms

    * subsequent

    Verb

    (head)

    • ongoing

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • continuing, permanent
  • presently or currently happening; being in progress

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • Something that is going on; a happening.
  • * 1961 , Floyd H. Allport, Theories of perception and the concept of structure
    • We shall not be concerned here with the specific electrical or chemical changes that take place, but only with the fact of continuous ongoings as one of the elements for building a format of dynamic structure.

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