According to Guinness World Records, the largest coffee shop is the Al Masaa Café, which has 1,050 seats. The coffee shop was inaugurated in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on 13 August 2014.
foregoing
(adjective) especially of writing or speech; going before
Source: WordNet® 3.1
foregoing (not comparable)
Occurring before or in front of something else, in time, place, rank or sequence.
• aforegoing
• preceding
• following
• subsequent
foregoing
present participle of forego
Source: Wiktionary
Fore*go", v. t. [imp. Forewent 2; p. p. Foregone; p. pr. & vb. n. Foregoing.] Etym: [See Forgo.]
1. To quit; to relinquish; to leave. Stay at the third cup, or forego the place. Herbert.
2. To relinquish the enjoyment or advantage of; to give up; to resign; to renounce; -- said of a thing already enjoyed, or of one within reach, or anticipated. All my patrimony,, If need be, I am ready to forego. Milton. Thy lovers must their promised heaven forego. Keble. [He] never forewent an opportunity of honest profit. R. L. Stevenson.
Note: Forgo is the better spelling etymologically, but the word has been confused with Forego, to go before.
Fore*go", v. t. Etym: [AS. foregan; fore + gan to go; akin to G. vorgehen to go before, precede. See GO, v. i.]
Definition: To go before; to precede; -- used especially in the present and past participles. Pleasing remembrance of a thought foregone. Wordsworth. For which the very mother's face forewent The mother's special patience. Mrs. Browning. Foregone conclusion, one which has preceded argument or examination; one predetermined.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
7 May 2024
(noun) bellflower of Europe and Asia and North Africa having bluish flowers and an edible tuberous root used with the leaves in salad
According to Guinness World Records, the largest coffee shop is the Al Masaa Café, which has 1,050 seats. The coffee shop was inaugurated in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on 13 August 2014.