Forego
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[fawr-goh, fohr-] Pronunciation Key
[fawr-goh, fohr-] Pronunciation Key –verb (used with object), verb (used without object), -went, -gone, -go·ing.
| to go before; precede. |
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| fore·go 1
(fôr-gō', fōr-) Pronunciation Key
tr.v. fore·went (-wěnt'), fore·gone (-gôn', -gŏn'), fore·go·ing, fore·goes (-gōz') To precede, as in time or place. [Middle English foregon, from Old English foregān : fore-, fore- + gān, go; see ghē- in Indo-European roots.] fore·go'er n. |
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| fore·go 2
(fôr-gō', fōr-) Pronunciation Key
v. Variant of forgo. |
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| for·go also fore·go
(fôr-gō', fōr-) Pronunciation Key
tr.v. for·went also fore·went (-wěnt'), for·gone also fore·gone (-gôn', -gŏn'), for·go·ing also fore·go·ing, for·goes also fore·goes To abstain from; relinquish: unwilling to forgo dessert. [Middle English forgon, from Old English forgān, go away, forgo : for-, for- + gān, to go; see ghē- in Indo-European roots.] for·go'er n. |
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Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
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O.E. forgan "go away, pass over, forego, precede," from for- "away" + gan "go." Usually in foregone conclusion, which was popularized in Shakespeare's "Othello" [III.iii], but his sense was not necessarily the main modern one of "a decision already formed before the case is argued." The similar foredone is now archaic, replaced by done for.
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| forego | |
verb | |
| 1. | be earlier in time; go back further; "Stone tools precede bronze tools" [syn: predate] [ant: follow] |
| 2. | do without or cease to hold or adhere to; "We are dispensing with formalities"; "relinquish the old ideas" [syn: waive] |
| 3. | 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" [syn: forfeit] [ant: arrogate] |
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
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Fore*go"\, v. t. [imp. Forewent 2; p. p. Foregone (?; 115); p. pr. & vb. n. Foregoing.] [See Forgo.]1. To quit; to relinquish; to leave. Stay at the third cup, or forego the place. --Herbert. 2. To relinquish the enjoyment or advantage of; to give up; to resign; to renounce; -- said of a thing already enjoyed, or of one within reach, or anticipated. All my patrimony,, If need be, I am ready to forego. --Milton. Thy lovers must their promised heaven forego. --Keble. [He] never forewent an opportunity of honest profit. --R. L. Stevenson. Note: Forgo is the better spelling etymologically, but the word has been confused with Forego, to go before.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Fore*go"\, v. t. [imp. Forewent 2; p. p. Foregone (?; 115); p. pr. & vb. n. Foregoing.] [See Forgo.]1. To quit; to relinquish; to leave. Stay at the third cup, or forego the place. --Herbert. 2. To relinquish the enjoyment or advantage of; to give up; to resign; to renounce; -- said of a thing already enjoyed, or of one within reach, or anticipated. All my patrimony,, If need be, I am ready to forego. --Milton. Thy lovers must their promised heaven forego. --Keble. [He] never forewent an opportunity of honest profit. --R. L. Stevenson. Note: Forgo is the better spelling etymologically, but the word has been confused with Forego, to go before.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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