forego

forego

go before; to precede: forego one’s partner in death

Not to be confused with:

forgo – to abstain or refrain from; do without; give up; renounce; forbear; sacrifice: I’ll forgo my dinner so that the poor child can eat.

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fore·go ¹

 (fôr-gō′)

tr.v. fore·went (-wĕnt′), fore·gone (-gôn′, -gŏn′), fore·go·ing, fore·goes (-gōz′)

To precede, as in time or place. See Usage Note at forgo.

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[Middle English foregon, from Old English foregān : fore-, fore- + gān, go; see ghē- in Indo-European roots.]

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fore·go′er n.

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fore·go ²

 (fôr-gō′)

v.

Variant of forgo.

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forego

(fɔːˈɡəʊ)

vb, -goes, -going, -went or -gone

to precede in time, place, etc

[Old English foregān]

foreˈgoer n

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forego

(fɔːˈɡəʊ)

vb, -goes, -going, -went or -gone

(tr) a variant spelling of forgo

foreˈgoer n

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fore•go¹

(fɔrˈgoʊ, foʊr-)

v.t., v.i. -went, -gone, -go•ing.

to go before; precede.

[before 900]

fore•go′er, n.

fore•go²

(fɔrˈgoʊ, foʊr-)

v.t. -went, -gone, -go•ing.

forgo.

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forego

Past participle: foregone
Gerund: foregoing

Imperative

forego

forego

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Thesaurus

Verb	1.	forego - be earlier in time; go back further; "Stone tools precede bronze tools" antecede, antedate, precede, predate, forgo
	2.	forego - do without or cease to hold or adhere to; "We are dispensing with formalities"; "relinquish the old ideas" foreswear, forgo, waive, dispense with, relinquish kick, give up - stop consuming; "kick a habit"; "give up alcohol"
	3.	forego - lose (s.th.) or lose the right to (s.th.) by some error, offense, or crime; "you've forfeited your right to name your successor"; "forfeited property" forfeit, give up, throw overboard, waive, forgo abandon - forsake, leave behind; "We abandoned the old car in the empty parking lot" lapse - let slip; "He lapsed his membership"

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forego

see forgo

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forgo

also forego
verb

To let (something) go:

abandon, cede, lay down, relinquish, surrender, yield.

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Translations

rinunziare

forego

[fɔːˈgəʊ] (forewent (pt) (foregone (pp))) VT

1. (= give up) → renunciar a; (= do without) → pasar sin, privarse de

2. (= precede) → preceder

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forego

[fɔː^rˈgəʊ] [forewent] [fɔː^rˈwɛnt] (pt) [foregone] [fɔː^rˈgɒn] (pp) vt → renoncer à

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forego

pret <forewent>, ptp <foregone>

vt → verzichten auf (+acc)

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