Antonyms for foregoer


Grammar : Noun
Spell : fawr-goh, fohr-
Phonetic Transcription : fɔrˈgoʊ, foʊr-


Definition of foregoer

Origin :
  • "to go before," Old English foregan "to go before," from fore- + go. The similarly constructed foredone "killed, destroyed," now is archaic, replaced by done for. Related: Foregoing; foregone.
  • Phrase foregone conclusion popularized in "Othello" [III.iii], but Shakespeare's sense was not necessarily the main modern one of "a decision already formed before the case is argued." Othello says it of Cassio's dream, and it is clear from the context that Othello means Cassio actually has been in bed with Desdemona before he allegedly dreamed it.
  • As in precursor : noun something that precedes another
  • As in predecessor : noun something, someone that comes before
  • As in ascendant : noun ancestor
  • As in parentage : noun ancestry
  • As in presager : noun precursor
  • As in forerunner : noun messenger, herald
  • As in forerunner : noun example, sign
  • As in ancestor : noun predecessor in family
  • As in ancestry : noun family predecessors; family history
Example sentences :
  • And now see: the second men travels naturally in the footsteps of his foregoer, it is the easiest method.
  • Extract from : « Heroes and Hero Worship » by Thomas Carlyle
  • And now see: the second man travels naturally in the footsteps of his foregoer, it is the easiest method.
  • Extract from : « Sartor Resartus, and On Heroes, Hero-Worship, and the Heroic in History » by Thomas Carlyle
  • Which again was soon followed by war, and ever again; each new peace more humiliating than its foregoer.
  • Extract from : « History Of Friedrich II. of Prussia, Vol. III. (of XXI.) » by Thomas Carlyle

Synonyms for foregoer

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