foregoer1 (forgoer)

[ Thou shuldist understonde that thou maist not entre in hooly scriptures withoute a forgoere and shewynge the weie therof. Wyclif , Pref. to Epistles vi. 66. Yesterday was but as to-day, and to-morrow will tread the same footsteps of his foregoers. Sir. P. Sidney, Arcadia, iii. We have no right to condemn our foregoers . J. Morley, On Compromise, p. 79. 21. A harbinger; a forerunner. Bote Gyle was for - goere and gyede hem alle. Piers Plowman (A), ii. 162. See forgoer . foregoer2 (for-gō'ér), n. foregoing (for-go'ing), n. [Verbal n. of foregol, v.] The act of preceding, going before, or leading the way. After whom, encouraged and delighted with theyr excellent fore - going , others haue followed, to beautifie oure mother tongue. Sir P. Sidney, Apol. for Poetrie. foregoing (för-go'ing), p. a. [Ppr. of foregol, r.] Preceding; going before, in time or place or in a series; antecedent: as, a foregoing clause in a writing. He casts his eye over the foregoing list. =Syn. See previous. Strutt, Sports and Pastimes, p. 75. foregone (for-gôn'), p. a. [Pp. of foregol, v.] 1. That has gone before; previous; past; for IMG:content-1670.png:[blocks in formation] Mrs. Browning. To keep thee clear Of all reproach against the sin foregone . 2. Predetermined; made up or settled beforehand. But this denoted a foregone conclusion; 'Tis a shrewd doubt, though it be but a dream. Shak ., Othello, iii. 3. I plunge into foregone visions and conclusions. Lamb , Elia, p. 33. foreground (for'ground), n . [= D. voorgrond = G. vorgrund = Dan. for grund = Sw. för grund; as fore-1 + ground.] That part of a landscape or other scene, as actually perceived or as represented in a picture, which is nearest the eye of the observer: opposed to background or distance. On all the foreground lies the river, broad as a bay. D. G. Mitchell, Wet Days, foregrownt, a. See for grown . fore gue (for-ges'), v . t . To gue beforehand; conjecture.