forego


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forego

go before; to precede: forego one’s partner in death
Not to be confused with:
forgo – to abstain or refrain from; do without; give up; renounce; forbear; sacrifice: I’ll forgo my dinner so that the poor child can eat.
Abused, Confused, & Misused Words by Mary Embree Copyright © 2007, 2013 by Mary Embree

fore·go 1

 (fôr-gō′)
tr.v.fore·went(-wĕnt′),fore·gone(-gôn′, -gŏn′),fore·go·ing,fore·goes(-gōz′)
To precede, as in time or place. See Usage Note at forgo.
[Middle Englishforegon, from Old Englishforegān :fore-,fore- +gān,go; seeghē- inIndo-European roots.]
fore·go′er n.

fore·go 2

 (fôr-gō′)
v.
Variant of forgo.
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

forego

(fɔːˈɡəʊ)
vb,-goes,-going,-wentor-gone
to precede in time, place, etc
[Old Englishforegān]
foreˈgoern

forego

(fɔːˈɡəʊ)
vb,-goes,-going,-wentor-gone
(tr) a variant spelling offorgo
foreˈgoern
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

fore•go1

(fɔrˈgoʊ, foʊr-)

v.t.,v.i.-went, -gone, -go•ing.
to go before; precede.
[before 900]
fore•go′er,n.

fore•go2

(fɔrˈgoʊ, foʊr-)

v.t.-went, -gone, -go•ing.
Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.

forego


Past participle:foregone
Gerund:foregoing

Imperative
forego
forego
Present
I forego
you forego
he/she/it foregoes
we forego
you forego
they forego
Preterite
I forewent
you forewent
he/she/it forewent
we forewent
you forewent
they forewent
Present Continuous
I am foregoing
you are foregoing
he/she/it is foregoing
we are foregoing
you are foregoing
they are foregoing
Present Perfect
I have foregone
you have foregone
he/she/it has foregone
we have foregone
you have foregone
they have foregone
Past Continuous
I was foregoing
you were foregoing
he/she/it was foregoing
we were foregoing
you were foregoing
they were foregoing
Past Perfect
I had foregone
you had foregone
he/she/it had foregone
we had foregone
you had foregone
they had foregone
Future
I will forego
you will forego
he/she/it will forego
we will forego
you will forego
they will forego
Future Perfect
I will have foregone
you will have foregone
he/she/it will have foregone
we will have foregone
you will have foregone
they will have foregone
Future Continuous
I will be foregoing
you will be foregoing
he/she/it will be foregoing
we will be foregoing
you will be foregoing
they will be foregoing
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been foregoing
you have been foregoing
he/she/it has been foregoing
we have been foregoing
you have been foregoing
they have been foregoing
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been foregoing
you will have been foregoing
he/she/it will have been foregoing
we will have been foregoing
you will have been foregoing
they will have been foregoing
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been foregoing
you had been foregoing
he/she/it had been foregoing
we had been foregoing
you had been foregoing
they had been foregoing
Conditional
I would forego
you would forego
he/she/it would forego
we would forego
you would forego
they would forego
Past Conditional
I would have foregone
you would have foregone
he/she/it would have foregone
we would have foregone
you would have foregone
they would have foregone
Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Verb1.forego - be earlier in timeforego - be earlier in time; go back further; "Stone tools precede bronze tools"
2.forego - do without or cease to hold or adhere to; "We are dispensing with formalities"; "relinquish the old ideas"
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"
abandon - forsake, leave behind; "We abandoned the old car in the empty parking lot"
lapse - let slip; "He lapsed his membership"
Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc.

forego

seeforgo
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002

forgo

also forego
verb
The American Heritage® Roget's Thesaurus. Copyright © 2013, 2014 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
Translations

forego

[fɔːˈgəʊ] (forewent (pt) (foregone (pp)))VT
1. (=give up) →renunciar a; (=do without) →pasar sin,privarse de
2. (=precede) →preceder
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

forego

[fɔːrˈgəʊ] [forewent][fɔːrˈwɛnt] (pt) [foregone][fɔːrˈgɒn] (pp)vt →renoncer à
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

forego

pret <forewent>,ptp <foregone>
vt →verzichten auf(+acc)
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007


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