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
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.
Browse dictionary entries near forego
- ‹ foregather
- ‹ forefront
- ‹ forefoot
- ‹ forefinger
- ‹ forefend
- ‹ forefeel
- ‹ forefather
- ‹ foredoom
- ‹ foredo
- ‹ foredeck
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