forego

1. v. t. To quit; to relinquish; to leave. Source: opted

2. v. t. 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. Source: opted

3. v. i. To go before; to precede; -- used especially in the present and past participles. Source: opted

4. v. be earlier in time; go back further Source: wordnet

5. v. do without or cease to hold or adhere to Source: wordnet

6. v. lose (something) or lose the right to (something) by some error, offense, or crime Source: wordnet

7. 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. To go before; to precede; -- used especially in the present and past participles. Pleasing remembrance of a thought foregone. Wordsworth. For which the very mother's face forewent The mother's special patience. Mrs. Browning. Foregone conclusion, one which has preceded argument or examination; one predetermined. Source: webster

8. To go before; to precede; -- used especially in the present andpast participles.Pleasing remembrance of a thought foregone. Wordsworth.For which the very mother's face forewent The mother's specialpatience. Mrs. Browning.Foregone conclusion, one which has preceded argument or examination;one predetermined. Source: adambom

9. v:100 v be earlier in time; go back further v do without or cease to hold or adhere to v lose (s.th.) or lose the right to (s.th.) by some error, offense, or crime Source: ecdict

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