forego

fore·go ¹  (fôr-g, fr-)

tr.v. fore·went (-wnt), fore·gone (-gôn, -gn), fore·go·ing, fore·goes (-gz)

To precede, as in time or place.

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[Middle English foregon, from Old English foregn : fore-, fore- + gn, go; see gh- in Indo-European roots.]

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fore·goer n.

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fore·go ²  (fôr-g, fr-)

v.

Variant of forgo.

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forego¹

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

to precede in time, place, etc.

[Old English foregān]

foregoer  n

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forego²

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

(tr) a variant spelling of forgo

foregoer  n

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

Translations

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

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

2. (= precede) → preceder

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

forego pret <forewent>, ptp <foregone>

vt → verzichten auf (+acc)