adjective · academic
aforementioned
UK/əˈfɔːˌmenʃənd/US/əˈfɔrˌmɛnʃənd/a·FORE·men·tioned
mentioned earlier in the same text or discussion
Examples
“The aforementioned study provides the best evidence so far.”
“As stated in the aforementioned report, emissions have fallen.”
“Use "aforementioned" to link back to a point you already introduced.”
Band 8 sentence
“The aforementioned findings underscore the need for long-term monitoring programmes.”
Collocations
- the aforementioned study/report/example
- the aforementioned reasons/factors
Word family
Common mistakes
use 'aforementioned' at the start of a sentence without what it refers to→refer back to something already mentioned in the text
Say it for a higher band
5mentioned earlier→6previously mentioned→7+aforementioned
Synonyms
previously mentioned
above-mentioned
Easily confused
previously mentioned
“The results, previously mentioned, show a clear trend.”
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