Vocabulary

Aforesaid

English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.

English meaning
denoting a thing or person previously mentioned.
Urdu meaning
مذکورہ بالا
Example sentences (from Dawn)

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  1. A RECENTLY held conference in Islamabad on the aforesaid subject is a valuable move to address the appalling condition of girls` education in most Muslim societies.
    Dawn Editorials — Girls` education — 2025-02-14
  2. A RECENTLY held conference in Islamabad on the aforesaid subject is a valuable move to address the appalling condition of girls` education in most Muslim societies.
    Dawn Editorials — Girls` education — 2025-02-14
  3. The Senate Functional Committee on Human Rights also scanned the escalating figures of the aforesaid menace.
    Dawn Editorials — Protect women — 2024-09-02
  4. During the aforesaid IHC hearing, the bench asked the attorney general to bring up the issue of missing persons with the caretaker prime minister.
    Dawn Editorials — National shame — 2023-10-07
  5. From the aforesaid details it appears that the G20, as well as the G7, are trying to transform themselves from West-led old boys` clubs to more `inclusive` organisations ready to invite more states from the Global South.
    Dawn Editorials — G20 summit — 2023-09-12
Synonyms
previously mentioned, aforementioned, aforenamed, previously described, above, above-stated

Antonyms
subsequent
Curator example
“songs from the aforementioned album”

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