Definition of Forego

1. Verb. Be earlier in time; go back further. "Stone tools precede bronze tools"


2. Verb. Do without or cease to hold or adhere to. "Relinquish the old ideas"
Exact synonyms: Dispense With, Foreswear, Forgo, Relinquish, Waive
Specialized synonyms: Give Up, Kick
Derivative terms: Waiver

3. Verb. Lose (s.th.) or lose the right to (s.th.) by some error, offense, or crime. "Forfeited property"
Exact synonyms: Forfeit, Forgo, Give Up, Throw Overboard, Waive
Generic synonyms: Abandon
Specialized synonyms: Lapse
Antonyms: Claim
Derivative terms: Forfeit, Forfeit, Forfeit, Forfeiture, Forfeiture, Forfeiture, Waiver

Definition of Forego

1. v. t. To quit; to relinquish; to leave.

2. v. t. To go before; to precede; -- used especially in the present and past participles.

Definition of Forego

1. to go before [v FOREWENT, FOREGONE, FOREGOING, FOREGOES]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Forego

forefend
forefended
forefending
forefends
forefinger
forefinger
forefingers
forefoot
forefoot
forefront
forefronts
foregather
foregathered
foregathering
foregathers
forego (current term)
foregoer
foregoers
foregoes
foregoing
foregoing(a)
foregone
foregone conclusion
foreground
foregrounded
foregrounding
foregrounds
foreground processing
foregut
foregut

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