forego
1to go before; precede.
Origin of forego
1Other words from forego
- fore·go·er, noun
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Other definitions for forego (2 of 2)
Other words from forego
- fore·go·er, noun
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How to use forego in a sentence
Hoyer, in a statement to the Blade, said he made the decision to forego regular order in the current Congress because the legislation demands immediate attention.
Strategy talks in high gear to get Equality Act across the finish line | Chris Johnson | February 17, 2021 | Washington BladeWhile all of Group Nine’s sites lost staffers — the company laid off 7% of its staff in April amid a whole host of other cost-cutting measures, including CEO Ben Lerer foregoing any pay for six months — the cuts were felt most by Thrillist.
‘Not just one thing’: How Thrillist plans to rebound from a nearly travel-free 2020 | Max Willens | February 8, 2021 | DigidayAs his department began rolling out the vaccine, he had heard skeptics were foregoing the protection.
Firefighter who nearly died of covid begs front-line workers: ‘Please, get the shots’ | Katie Mettler | January 22, 2021 | Washington PostFor some, it’s a strategy to accelerate its ARR by covering part of that expense by foregoing, say, an implementation fee for a higher annual subscription amount.
How should SaaS companies deliver and price professional services? | Walter Thompson | December 18, 2020 | TechCrunchThe country is perhaps the best poised to forego cash, too, as roughly 60% of the world’s mobile payment users are in China.
COVID-19 can survive up to 28 days on phone screens and money, new research shows | eamonbarrett | October 12, 2020 | Fortune
I was almost ready to forego probably the biggest movie of next year.
John Lithgow on the Sundance Film ‘Love Is Strange’ and Gay Rights in Utah | Marlow Stern | January 20, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe band has to forego plane travel, personal assistants, and expensive hotels.
However, U.S. sanctions on Iran have led to pressure on Pakistan to forego cooperation with that country.
Pakistan’s Crucial Elections: There’s Much at Stake for the U.S. | Shirin Tahir-Kheli | May 10, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTWe would begin our trip by having POTUS forego Air Force One to join me at customs in Ben Gurion airport.
In a one-state outcome, both sides would have to forego dreams of exclusivist nationalism.
I could never forego them, or forego the expense they involved, for the sake of future distant advantages.
Fifty Years of Railway Life in England, Scotland and Ireland | Joseph TatlowAs to coyne and livery, he would forego them for six months, pending the decision of his cause.
Ireland Under the Tudors, Vol. II (of 3) | Richard BagwellWe have seen you forego a blood feud and do well to the innocent man whom our faith would have bidden you slay, and it is good.
A Prince of Cornwall | Charles W. WhistlerLet her forget herself and her own little woes, in the effort to fill his life with all that he had been forced to forego.
The Daughters of Danaus | Mona CairdIf I forego possible satisfactions of any kind, those whom I permit to enjoy them should recompense me.
The Inhumanity of Socialism | Edward F. Adams
British Dictionary definitions for forego (1 of 2)
/ (fɔːˈɡəʊ) /
to precede in time, place, etc
Origin of forego
1Derived forms of forego
- foregoer, noun
British Dictionary definitions for forego (2 of 2)
/ (fɔːˈɡəʊ) /
Derived forms of forego
- foregoer, noun
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