forego

UK: /fɔː^rˈgəʊ/ US: /fɔrˈgoʊ/ ,(fôr gō′, fōr-)

Inflections of 'forego' (v): (⇒ conjugate)

foregoes

v 3rd person singular

foregoing

v pres p

forewent

v past

foregone

v past p

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fore•go² /fɔrˈgoʊ/   v., -went, -gone, -go•ing. 

1. forgo.

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fore•go¹  (fôr gō′, fōr-), v.t., v.i., -went, -gone, -go•ing. 

1. to go before;
   precede.

• Middle English forgon, forgan, Old English foregān. See fore-, go¹ bef. 900

fore•go′er, n. 

fore•go²  (fôr gō′, fōr-), v.t., -went, -gone, -go•ing. 

1. forgo.

fore•go′er, n. 

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forego / fɔːˈɡəʊ/ verb ( -goes, -going, -went, -gone)

1. to precede in time, place, etc

Etymology: Old English foregān

forego / fɔːˈɡəʊ/ verb ( -goes, -going, -went, -gone)

1. (transitive)
   a variant spelling of forgo

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for•go or fore•go /fɔrˈgoʊ/   v. [~ + object] , -went, -gone, -go•ing. 

1. to give up;
   abstain from or refrain from:
   I agreed to forgo a raise for this year for a larger one next year.

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for•go  (fôr gō′), v.t., -went, -gone, -go•ing. 

1. to abstain or refrain from;
   do without.
2. to give up, renounce, or resign.
3. [Archaic.] to neglect or overlook.
4. [Archaic.] to quit or leave.
5. [Obs.] to go or pass by.

Also, forego. 

• Middle English forgon, Old English forgān. See for-, go¹ bef. 950

for•go′er, n. 
Synonyms

• 1. forbear, sacrifice, forsake.

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forgo, forego / fɔːˈɡəʊ/ verb ( -goes, -going, -went, -gone)(transitive)

1. to give up or do without

Etymology: Old English forgān; see for-, go¹