fore·go

1 [fawr-goh, fohr-]
verb (used with object), verb (used without object), fore·went, fore·gone, fore·go·ing.
to go before; precede.

Origin:
before 900; Middle English forgon, forgan, Old English foregān. See fore-, go1

fore·go·er, noun
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fore·go

2 [fawr-goh, fohr-]
verb (used with object), fore·went, fore·gone, fore·go·ing.

fore·go·er, noun
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forego1 (fɔːˈɡəʊ) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
vb , -goes, -going, -went, -gone
to precede in time, place, etc
 
[Old English foregān]
 
fore'goer1
 
n

forego2 (fɔːˈɡəʊ) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
vb , -goes, -going, -went, -gone
(tr) a variant spelling of forgo
 
fore'goer2
 
n

forgo or forego (fɔːˈɡəʊ) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
vb , -goes, -going, -went, -gone
1.  to give up or do without
2.  archaic to leave
 
[Old English forgān; see for-, go1]
 
forego or forego
 
vb
 
[Old English forgān; see for-, go1]
 
for'goer or forego
 
n
 
fore'goer or forego
 
n

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Word Origin & History

forego
O.E. forgan "go away, pass over, leave undone," 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." Related: Foregoing;
foregone. The similar foredone is now archaic, replaced by done for.
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Example sentences
Even if blacks could sell their songs, they have to forego authorship and
  royalties.
Inflation expectations are implied by the extra return investors demand to
  forego protection against future price increases.
Our inability to forego these rewarding aspects of food intake override
  long-term homeostatic control, contributing to obesity.
The consumer still has the option to forego operating an automobile and thus
  legally avoid the cost of auto insurance.
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