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English
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.
Noun
forthgoing (plural forthgoings)
- A going forth or utterance; a proceeding from or out.
a. 1847, Thomas Chalmers, Notes on Hill's Lectures in Divinity:the forthgoing of one Divine personage
Adjective
forthgoing (comparative more forthgoing, superlative most forthgoing)
- Going out or forth; departing.
Verb
forthgoing
- present participle and gerund of forthgo