The meaning of Foregoing

verb

Cease to support or look after (someone); desert.

Usage examples:

Her natural mother had abandoned her at an early age

noun

Complete lack of inhibition or restraint.

Usage examples:

She sings and sways with total abandon

verb

Forsake; leave behind

verb

Solemnly renounce (a belief, cause, or claim).

Usage examples:

Mps were urged to abjure their jacobite allegiance

verb

To say formally or publicly that you no longer agree with a belief or way of behaving

Usage examples:

He abjured his religion/his life of dissipation.

preposition

In extended space over and not touching.

Usage examples:

A display of fireworks above the town

adverb

At a higher level or layer.

Usage examples:

Place a quantity of mud in a jar with water above

adverb

Higher than, more than, or at a level greater than

Usage examples:

The helicopter was hovering above the building., temperatures here rarely rise above freezing in wi…

adjective

Denoting a thing or person previously mentioned.

Usage examples:

Songs from the aforementioned album

adjective

Another term for aforementioned.

noun

A thing that existed before or logically precedes another.

Usage examples:

Some antecedents to the african novel might exist in africa's oral traditions

adjective

Preceding in time or order; previous or pre-existing.

Usage examples:

Antecedent events

adjective

Nearer the front, especially in the front of the body, or nearer to the head or forepart.

Usage examples:

The veins anterior to the heart

adjective

Positioned at or towards the front

Usage examples:

Specimens for examination were taken from the anterior side of the left ventricle from each heart.

verb

Give up (power or territory).

Usage examples:

In 1874, the islands were ceded to britain

verb

To give control or possession of something, esp. land to someone else, often unwillingly or because forced to do so

Usage examples:

New orleans was ceded to spain in 1763.

verb

To give something such as control, power, or a right to someone else, especially unwillingly

Usage examples:

She says that she is finally learning to delegate, though she's still reluctant to cede control., c…

verb

Deny any responsibility or support for.

Usage examples:

The union leaders resisted pressure to disavow picket-line violence

verb

To say that you know nothing about or have no responsibility for something

Usage examples:

He disavowed his earlier confession to the police.

verb

Let or make (something) fall vertically.

Usage examples:

The fire was caused by someone dropping a lighted cigarette

noun

A small round or pear-shaped portion of liquid that hangs or falls or adheres to a surface.

Usage examples:

The first drops of rain splashed on the ground

verb

Let fall to the ground

adjective

Happening or done before the usual or expected time.

Usage examples:

We ate an early lunch

adverb

Before the usual or expected time.

Usage examples:

I was planning to finish work early today

noun

Potatoes which are ready to be harvested before the main crop.

Usage examples:

The versatile early potato solanum tuberosum has many varieties, which have their own distinct seas…

verb

Deliberately avoid using; abstain from.

Usage examples:

He appealed to the crowd to eschew violence

verb

To avoid something intentionally, or to give up something

Usage examples:

The leaders of the organization eschewed the term "union," preferring "guild."

verb

Agree to give up or do without.

Usage examples:

The country has not forsworn nuclear weapons

verb

To make a serious decision to stop doing something

Usage examples:

To forswear all violence

phrasal verb

Give up in the face of defeat of lacking hope; admit defeat

phrasal verb

To stop doing or to stop having something

Usage examples:

He gave up jogging after his heart attack., although behind in the chess match, he refused to give …

phrasal verb

To stop trying to do something before you have finished, usually because it is too difficult

Usage examples:

She has a struggle trying to persuade the board to accept her proposal, but she's determined not to…

phrasal verb

Suffer lack or deprivation.

Usage examples:

I like to give my children what they want, even if i have to go without

phrasal verb

To not have something or to manage to live despite not having something

Usage examples:

Many of the workers have gone without paychecks for months.

noun

An earlier event or action that is regarded as an example or guide to be considered in subsequent similar circumstances.

Usage examples:

There are substantial precedents for using interactive media in training

adjective

Preceding in time, order, or importance.

Usage examples:

A precedent case

noun

A previous action, situation, or decision that can be used as a reason or example for a similar action or decision at a later time

Usage examples:

[ c ] conditions have changed enormously, and the past is not much of a precedent., [ u ] precedent…

adjective

Coming before something in order, position, or time.

Usage examples:

The preceding pages

verb

Come before (something) in time.

Usage examples:

A gun battle had preceded the explosions

adjective

Existing or happening before someone or something

Usage examples:

The paintings are a development of ideas she explored in the preceding decade., in conclusion, i ho…

adjective

Preceding something in time, development, or position; preliminary.

Usage examples:

Precursory seismic activity

adjective

Preceding in time or order; antecedent.

Usage examples:

The prevenient eighteenth century justice system

adjective

Existing or occurring before in time or order.

Usage examples:

She looked tired after her exertions of the previous evening

noun

Previous convictions; a criminal record.

Usage examples:

He's got previous—theft and wounding

adjective

Happening or existing before the one mentioned

Usage examples:

The previous owner of the house added a back porch., she was previously employed as a tour guide.

adjective

Existing or coming before in time, order, or importance.

Usage examples:

He has a prior engagement this evening

noun

A previous criminal conviction.

Usage examples:

He had no juvenile record, no priors

noun

A man who is head of a house or group of houses of certain religious orders.

Usage examples:

The english reformation removed powerful abbots and priors from their seats

verb

Voluntarily cease to keep or claim; give up.

Usage examples:

He relinquished his managerial role to become chief executive

verb

Formally declare one's abandonment of (a claim, right, or possession).

Usage examples:

Isabella offered to renounce her son's claim to the french crown

verb

To say publicly that you no longer own, support, believe in, or have a connection with something

Usage examples:

Gandhi renounced the use of violence.

verb

To say formally or publicly that you no longer own, support, believe in, or have a connection with something

Usage examples:

Her ex-husband renounced his claim to the family house., gandhi renounced the use of violence.

noun

An act of slaughtering an animal or person or surrendering a possession as an offering to a deity.

Usage examples:

They offer sacrifices to the spirits

verb

Offer or kill as a religious sacrifice.

Usage examples:

The goat was sacrificed at the shrine

verb

To give up something for something else considered more important

Usage examples:

He sacrificed his vacations to work on his book., [ u ] animal/ritual sacrifice, [ c ] my parents m…

phrase

Take care to avoid or keep away from.

Usage examples:

Steer clear of fatty food

idiom

To avoid someone or something because you think the person or thing may cause trouble or be dangerous

Usage examples:

Davis steered clear of politics because of all the problems his father had had as governor.

adverb

Used in academic or legal texts to refer to someone or something mentioned above or earlier.

Usage examples:

The recent work by mcauslan and others (supra)

prefix

Above.

Usage examples:

Suprarenal

adverb

Used in a text to refer to something mentioned earlier

Usage examples:

See mchoul note 33 (supra), for a discussion of these possibilities., a supracervical hysterectomy,…

verb

Stop resisting to an enemy or opponent and submit to their authority.

Usage examples:

Over 140 rebels surrendered to the authorities

noun

The action of surrendering to an opponent or powerful influence.

Usage examples:

The final surrender of germany on 8 may 1945

verb

Relinquish possession or control over

verb

Refrain from insisting on or using (a right or claim).

Usage examples:

He will waive all rights to the money

verb

Produce or provide (a natural, agricultural, or industrial product).

Usage examples:

The land yields grapes and tobacco

noun

An amount produced of an agricultural or industrial product.

Usage examples:

The milk yield was poor

verb

Give or supply