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–verb (used with object), verb (used without object), -went, -gone, -go·ing.

to go before; precede.

[Origin: bef. 900; ME forgon, forgan, OE foregān. See fore-, go¹

]

—Related forms

fore·go·er, noun

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–verb (used with object), -went, -gone, -go·ing.

forgo.

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fore·go·er, noun

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fore·go¹ Audio Help (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·go² Audio Help (fôr-gō', fōr-) Pronunciation Key
v. Variant of forgo.

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for·go also fore·go Audio Help (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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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
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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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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.

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Forego

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.

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