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forthgoing en · ADJ

Etymology

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.

Meanings

  1. Going out or forth; departing.

Forms

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more forthgoing Degree=Cmp lexicographic
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forthgo

forthgoing en · NOUN

Etymology

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.

Meanings

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

Forms

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forthgoing en · VERB

Etymology

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.

Meanings

  1. (form-of, gerund, participle, present) present participle and gerund of forthgo
    form of forthgo