forego

¹

[fawr-goh, fohr-]

verb (used with or without object)

forewent, foregone, foregoing. 

1. to go before; precede.

forego

²

[fawr-goh, fohr-]

verb (used with object)

forewent, foregone, foregoing. 

1. forgo.

forego

¹

/ fɔːˈɡəʊ /

verb

1. to precede in time, place, etc

forego

²

/ fɔːˈɡəʊ /

verb

1. (tr) a variant spelling of forgo

Other Word Forms

• foregoer noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of forego¹

before 900; Middle English forgon, forgan, Old English foregān. See fore-, go ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of forego¹

Old English foregān

Example Sentences

The agreement warns universities that, should they maintain “values” different from the administration’s, the government will deem them to have elected “to forego federal benefits.”

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“Institutions of higher education are free to develop models and values other than those below,” the compact said, “if the institution elects to forego federal benefits.”

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When it comes to qualifying campaigns, though, coaches are willing to forego sparkling football in the name of victory.

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Only one president, Richard Nixon, is known to have chosen to forego the security offered, in 1985.

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The ex-Juventus and Real Madrid striker said he also had to forego other contractual rights he had already earned through his work, adding the figure Galatasaray published in their statement was not accurate.

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Related Words

• eschew 
• forfeit 
• forsake 
• refrain 
• relinquish 
• renounce 
• waive