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Definition of Forego
1. Verb. Be earlier in time; go back further. "Stone tools precede bronze tools"
Exact synonyms: Antecede, Antedate, Forgo, Precede, Predate
Derivative terms: Antecedence, Antecedency, Antecedent, Precedence, Precedency, Precedent, Precedent, Precession
Antonyms: Postdate
Derivative terms: Antecedence, Antecedency, Antecedent, Precedence, Precedency, Precedent, Precedent, Precession
Antonyms: Postdate
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
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
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]