different between preceding vs foregone

English

Alternative forms

• præceding (archaic)

Etymology

From Middle English precedyng, precedenge, present participle of Middle English preceden (“to precede”), equivalent to precede +? -ing.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /p???si?d??/, /p?i??si?d??/
• Rhymes: -i?d??

Adjective

preceding (not comparable)

1. Occurring before or in front of something else, in time, place, rank or sequence.

   On the preceding Monday Shobana had gone on vacation.

Synonyms

• See also Thesaurus:former

Antonyms

• succeeding, see also Thesaurus:subsequent

Translations

Verb

preceding

1. present participle of precede

Anagrams

• decerping

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?fo???n/
• Rhymes: -?n

Verb

foregone

1. past participle of forego

Adjective

foregone (comparative more foregone, superlative most foregone)

1. previous, former
2. bygone
3. (informal) inevitable, predictable

Synonyms

• (previous): preceding, used-to-be; see also Thesaurus:former
• (bygone): forepassed, historical; see also Thesaurus:past
• (inevitable): avoidless, unescapable; see also Thesaurus:inevitable

Translations

Derived terms

• foregone conclusion