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forego

1

[ fawr-goh, fohr- ]

verb (used with or without object)

forewent, foregone, foregoing.
  1. to go before; precede.


forego

2

[ fawr-goh, fohr- ]

verb (used with object)

forewent, foregone, foregoing.

forego

1

/ ɔːˈɡəʊ /

verb

  1. to precede in time, place, etc
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

forego

2

/ ɔːˈɡəʊ /

verb

  1. tr a variant spelling of forgo
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ڴǰˈDZ, noun
  • ڴǰˈDZ, noun
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Other Word Forms

  • ڴǰ·İ noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of forego1

before 900; Middle English forgon, forgan, Old English ڴǰ. See fore-, go 1
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Word History and Origins

Origin of forego1

Old English ڴǰ
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"At a time when some claim that young people are now foregoing the cinema experience, it's clearly great to see such a high level of engagement," Clapp told the BBC.

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But she said most parents should forego it unless their babies are headed to a high-risk country or live in an outbreak region.

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“Too much is at stake. In light of the foregoing, the appropriate course is to terminate these employees.”

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“However, the Trump-Vance Transition Team’s decision to forego requiring nominees to submit to FBI background checks thus delaying further investigations,” Connolly notes.

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So we are literally working with 1/100 of the funding that some of our competitors are, because we're foregoing venture capital.

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