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forego¹ Definition

fore·go (-gō)

transitive verb, intransitive verb -·went, -·gone, -·go·ing

to go before in place, time, or degree; precede

Etymology: ME forgon < OE foregan

forego² Definition

fore·go (-gō)

transitive verb

forgo

forego Usage Examples

Object

  • pleasure: Why should I be tricked into foregoing this sublime pleasure?
  • following: Without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing the following shall be regarded as causes beyond the Seller's reasonable control.
  • rise: The latest fee surveys from SPVS show that farm practices have been foregoing even inflation-based price rises.
  • chance: But why expect a parent who can benefit from an unfair formula to forego the chance?
  • opportunity: I suspect that the public would happily forego the opportunity.
  • benefit: The group discussions raised issues of global equity: we cannot expect poorer countries to forego the material benefits that we enjoy.

Present participle complement

  • withstand: The foregoing not withstanding, the Head of Department shall have the right to question the student directly, where necessary.
  • send: Families in many cases must forego sending their girls to school, perpetuating the grinding cycle of illiteracy and poverty.
  • have: That subject to the foregoing having been obtained, we demand and use our power to obtain a 7 hour day.

Modifying Another Word

  • conclusively: CONCLUSION The foregoing conclusively demonstrates that the NT writers believed the Lord Jesus was none other than Yahweh God in the flesh.
  • even: If the customer pays cash for their first order they might even forego a credit check.
  • not: Happily Van Helsing has not summoned me, so I need not forego my sleep.
  • voluntarily: A first step must be to expedite agreement to create incentives for states to voluntarily forego the development of fuel cycle facilities.
  • rather: He needs the whole variety of dietary components homemade baby foods can offer, including the calories we would rather forego!
  • plainly: They should plainly forego experiments that are themselves risky or unethical.