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forego Definition


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forego1
verb
    tr & intr
    foregoes, forewent, foregone, foregoing
    1. To precede, either in position or time.
Etymology: Anglo-Saxon foregan.




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forgo
forego
verb
    forgoes, forwent, forgone, forgoing
    1. To do without something; to sacrifice something or give it up. Compare forego1.
      Example: I'll forgo that for you
      Thesaurus: give up, do without, surrender, relinquish, sacrifice, forfeit, yield, abjure, abstain from, eschew, waive; Antonym: claim, insist on.
Etymology: Anglo-Saxon forgan.



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