Definition of Forego
Fore`go´
v. t.
1.
To
quit
;
to
relinquish
;
to
leave
.
[
imp
.
Forewent
2
;
p
.
p
.
Foregone
(?;
115
)
;
p
.
pr
. &
vb
.
n
.
Foregoing
.]
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.
1.
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
a
conclusion
which
has
preceded
argument
or
examination
;
a
predetermined
conclusion
.
Related Words
antecede
,
antedate
,
precede
,
predate
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