Where to Use Foregoing?

An example of something foregoing is a sentence in a contract or an essay that was already written five lines earlier. Said, written, or encountered just before; previous. Refer to the foregoing figures. Previously said, written, etc.; preceding.

Is foregoing before or after?

Some common synonyms of foregoing are antecedent, anterior, former, preceding, previous, and prior. While all these words mean "being before," foregoing applies chiefly to statements.

What is the meaning foregoing?

previously stated, written, or occurring; preceding: The foregoing paragraph presents the problem.