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forthgoing

forthgoing noun: a going forth or utterance; a proceeding from or out. Also the present participle and gerund of forthgo.

Noun

forthgoing (plural forthgoings)

  1. A going forth or utterance; a proceeding from or out.
    • the forthgoing of one Divine personagea. 1847, Thomas Chalmers, Notes on Hill's Lectures in Divinity

Adjective

forthgoing (comparative more forthgoing, superlative most forthgoing)

  1. Going out or forth; departing.

Also used as

forthgoing is also the present participle and gerund of forthgo.

Forms of forthgoing

Noun
pluralforthgoings
Adjective
comparativemore forthgoing
superlativemost forthgoing

Origin of forthgoing

From Middle English forthgoing, deverbal of forthgon (“to go forth, proceed”), from Old English forþgān (“to go forth, proceed”), from Proto-Germanic *furþa (“forward”), *gāną (“to go”), equivalent to forth- + going. Adjective from present participle of forthgo.

Questions about forthgoing

What does forthgoing mean?
Forthgoing means a going forth or utterance; a proceeding from or out.
What part of speech is forthgoing?
Forthgoing can be a noun or an adjective.
What is the plural of forthgoing?
The plural of forthgoing is forthgoings.

Words near forthgoing in the dictionary

  1. forthgazing
  2. forthgive
  3. forthgo
  4. forthgoer
  5. forthgoers
  6. forthgoing
  7. forthgoings
  8. forthink
  9. forthinketh
  10. forthinking
  11. forthinks

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