Forego
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /fɔɹˈɡoʊ/ · Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Forego is a verb meaning To precede, to go before.
Meaning
To precede, to go before.
More Meanings
- (often proscribed) Alternative spelling of forgo; to abandon, to relinquish.
Example Sentences
pleasing remembrance of a thought foregone
CNBC's Julia Boorstin reports Disney will forego its dividend payments for half of the year.
Last week, TSA agents missed their first full paychecks. Some employees are still at work, with the promise of back pay when the shutdown ends. But others can't or won't forego paychecks.
[…] for on no other terms does she desire a reconciliation, but will sooner forego all the hopes to which her birth entitles her, and get her bread by service, than ever yield to become the wife of the ——.
Word Forms
- foregoes
- foregoing
- forewent
- foregone
Synonyms for forego
Depending on context, synonyms include antecede, precede, antedate, predate.
Antonyms for forego
Common opposites include follow, postdate.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include precede, antecede, antedate, predate, dispense, subordinate.
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