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Webster 1913 Edition
Forego
Fore-go′
,Verb.
T.
[
imp.
Forewent 2
; p. p.
Foregone
(?; 115)
; p. pr. & vb. n.
Foregoing
.] [See
Forgo
.] 1.
To quit; to relinquish; to leave.
Stay at the third cup, or
forego
the place. Herbert.
2.
To relinquish the enjoyment or advantage of; to give up; to resign; to renounce; – said of a thing already enjoyed, or of one within reach, or anticipated.
All my patrimony,,
If need be, I am ready to
If need be, I am ready to
forego
. Milton.
Thy lovers must their promised heaven
forego
. Keble.
[He] never
forewent
an opportunity of honest profit. R. L. Stevenson.
☞ Forgo is the better spelling etymologically, but the word has been confused with
Forego
, to go before. Fore-go′
,Verb.
T.
To go before; to precede; – used especially in the present and past participles.
Pleasing remembrance of a thought
foregone
. Wordsworth.
For which the very mother’s face
The mother's special patience.
forewent
The mother's special patience.
Mrs. Browning.
Foregone conclusion
, a conclusion which has preceded argument or examination; a predetermined conclusion.
Webster 1828 Edition
Forego
FOREGO'
,Verb.
T.
1.
To forbear to possess or enjoy; voluntarily to avoid the enjoyment of good. Let us forego the pleasures of sense, to secure immortal bliss.2.
To give up; to renounce; to resign. But this word is usually applied to things not possessed or enjoyed, and which cannot be resigned.3.
To lose.4.
To go before; to precede. Obs.