forego

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[ fawr-goh, fohr- ]
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verb (used with or without object),fore·went, fore·gone, fore·go·ing.
  1. to go before; precede.

Origin of forego

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before 900; Middle English forgon, forgan,Old English foregān.See fore-, go1

Other words from forego

  • fore·go·er, noun

Words Nearby forego

Other definitions for forego (2 of 2)

forego2
[ fawr-goh, fohr- ]

verb (used with object),fore·went, fore·gone, fore·go·ing.

Other words from forego

  • fore·go·er, noun

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How to use forego in a sentence

British Dictionary definitions for forego (1 of 2)

forego1

/ (fɔːˈɡəʊ) /


verb-goes, -going, -went or -gone
  1. to precede in time, place, etc

Origin of forego

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Old English foregān

Derived forms of forego

  • foregoer, noun

British Dictionary definitions for forego (2 of 2)

forego2

/ (fɔːˈɡəʊ) /


verb-goes, -going, -went or -gone
  1. (tr) a variant spelling of forgo

Derived forms of forego

  • foregoer, noun

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