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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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forego ¹

Verb

[-going, -went, -gone] to precede in time, place, etc. [Old English foregān]

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forego ²

Verb

[-going, -went, -gone] same as forgo

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 see, forgo

Translations

forego [forewent , pt , foregone , pp ] [fɔːˈgəu, -ˈwɛnt, -ˈgɔn] vt → renoncer à

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forego [fɔːˈgəu] irreg like go) vt → verzichten auf +acc