- forego
- I. transitive verb (forewent; foregone; foregoing) Date: before 12th century to go before ; precede • foregoer noun II. variant of forgo
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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. [1913 Webster] Stay at the third cup, or forego the place. Herbert. [1913 Webster] 2. To relinquish… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Forego — (1970 1997) est un cheval de course pur sang anglais né aux États Unis, fils de Forli et Lady Golconda, par Hasty Road. Il fut l un des plus grands champions américains du 20e siècle. Sommaire 1 Carrière de courses 2 Palmarès Récompenses … Wikipédia en Français
Forego — Fore*go , v. t. [AS. foreg[=a]n; fore + g[=a]n to go; akin to G. vorgehen to go before, precede. See {Go}, v. i.] To go before; to precede; used especially in the present and past participles. [1913 Webster] Pleasing remembrance of a thought… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
forego — index abandon (relinquish), disclaim, forswear, resign, surrender (give back) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton … Law dictionary
forego — (v.) to go before, O.E. foregan to go before, from FORE (Cf. fore ) + GO (Cf. go). Related: Foregoing; foregone. Phrase foregone conclusion was popularized in Othello [III.iii], but Shakespeare s sense was not necessarily the main modern one of a … Etymology dictionary
forego — [2] ► VERB (foregoes; past forewent; past part. foregone) archaic ▪ precede in place or time … English terms dictionary
forego — forego1 [fôrgō′] vt., vi. forewent, foregone, foregoing [ME forgon < OE foregan] to go before in place, time, or degree; precede forego2 [fôrgō′] vt. alt. sp. of FORGO … English World dictionary
Forego — Thoroughbred racehorse infobox horsename = Forego caption = sire = Forli grandsire = Aristophanes dam = Lady Golconda damsire = Hasty Road sex = Gelding foaled = 1970 country = United States flagicon|USA colour = Bay breeder = Martha Farish Gerry … Wikipedia
forego — [[t]fɔː(r)go͟ʊ[/t]] foregoes, foregoing, forewent, foregone also forgo VERB If you forego something, you decide to do without it, although you would like it. [FORMAL] [V n … English dictionary
forego — forgo, forego Both words are pronounced with the stress on the second syllable. Forgo means ‘to go without, abstain from’; forego means ‘to go before, precede’ and occurs principally in the forms foregoing and foregone (see the separate entries… … Modern English usage
forego — verb /fɔːˈɡəʊ/ a) To abandon [ hellip;] for on no other terms does she desire a reconciliation, but will sooner forego all the hopes to which her birth entitles her, and get her bread by service, than ever yield to become the wife of the . b) To… … Wiktionary
