Definition of Forgone

1. Verb. (past participle of forgo) ¹

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Definition of Forgone

1. forgo [v] - See also: forgo

Lexicographical Neighbors of Forgone

forgives and forgets
forgivest
forgiveth
forgiving
forgiving and forgetting
forgivingly
forgivingness
forgivingnesses
forgnaw
forgnide
forgo
forgoer
forgoers
forgoes
forgoing
forgone (current term)
forgot
forgotten
forgottenness
forgottens
forgraith
forgraithing
forgrow
forguilt
forhaile
forhailed
forhailes
forhale
forhang
forhard

Literary usage of Forgone

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A Tour in Quest of Genealogy: Through Several Parts of Wales, Somersetshire by Esq Charles O'Brien, Fenton (Richard) (1811)
"... growen blunted in the service of the forgone week; a practise felt throw the whole schoole, from top to bottome » ' You maie soone look to hear from ..."

2. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1883)
"While we believe that the value of earnings forgone as a result of morbidity and mortality provides a gross underestimate of the amount society is willing ..."

3. Evaluating Agri-environmental Policies: Design, Practice And Results by SourceOECD (Online service) (2005)
"The net cost to the farmer consists of forgone profits on displaced agricultural output, plus any direct costs of implementing the AES, less the value of ..."

4. Investing in Biological Diversity: The Cairns Conference : Proceedings of by OECD Staff (1997)
"Note that the vertical axis indicates “forgone biodiversity”. ... Thus, it is an index of “forgone biodiversity” In the remainder of this paper, ..."

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