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Preceding vs Foregone - What's the difference?

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Preceding is a related term of foregone.


As adjectives the difference between preceding and foregone

is that preceding is occurring before or in front of something else, in time, place, rank or sequence while foregone is previous, former.

As verbs the difference between preceding and foregone

is that preceding is while foregone is .

preceding

English

Alternative forms

* (archaic)

Adjective

(-)
  • Occurring before or in front of something else, in time, place, rank or sequence.
    • On the preceding Monday Shobana had gone on vacation.

    Antonyms

    * succeeding

    Verb

    (head)

    • foregone

    English

    Verb

    (head)

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • previous, former
  • bygone
  • *1874 , William Henley, O, Gather Me the Rose :
  • *:For with the dream foregone', ' foregone ,
    • The deed forborne for ever,
  • *:The worm, regret, will canker on,
    • And time will turn him never.
  • (informal) inevitable, predictable

    • Derived terms

    * foregone conclusion