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verb

Forego v. t. (past forewent; past part. foregone; pres. part. foregoing)

To quit; to relinquish; to leave. "Stay at the third cup, or forego the place."

To relinquish the enjoyment or advantage of; to give up; to resign; to renounce; said of a thing already enjoyed, or of one within reach, or anticipated. "All my patrimony,, If need be, I am ready to forego." "Thy lovers must their promised heaven forego." "(He) never forewent an opportunity of honest profit." Note: Forgo is the better spelling etymologically, but the word has been confused with Forego, to go before.

Forego v. t. (past forewent; past part. foregone; pres. part. foregoing) To go before; to precede; used especially in the present and past participles. "Pleasing remembrance of a thought foregone." "For which the very mother's face forewent The mother's special patience."

Foregone conclusion, a conclusion which has preceded argument or examination; a predetermined conclusion.

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"Forego" Quotes from Famous Books

... time Ellen was diligent in her attendance on him. That she might have more time for reading than the old plan gave her, she set off by herself alone some time before the others, of course riding home with them. It cost her a little, sometimes, to forego so much of their company; but she never saw the look of grateful pleasure with which she was welcomed without ceasing to regret her self-denial. How Ellen blessed those notes as she went on with her reading! They said exactly what she wanted Mr. Van ...

— The Wide, Wide World • Elizabeth Wetherell

... and after these late decrees, somebody ought to be burnt. Of the five magistrates on the bench, two only would have burnt Girard. Three were against Cadiere. They came to terms. The three who formed the majority would not insist on burning her, would forego the long, dreadful scene at the stake, would content themselves with ...

— La Sorciere: The Witch of the Middle Ages • Jules Michelet

... be ever happy in thy sight, Toil with thee all the day, and through the night, Toil on from watch to watch, bidding my eye, Fast rivetted on Science, sleep defy; Yet (such the hardships which from empire flow) Must I thy sweet society forego, And to some happy rival's arms resign Those charms which can, alas! no more be mine! No more from hour to hour, from day to day, Shall I pursue thy steps, and urge my way 380 Where eager love of science ...

— Poetical Works • Charles Churchill

... offices of sympathy, or an affair of the heart—or whether he was actually engaged in any way. But there was no pretty familiar at hand skilled in these delicate matters; and I was therefore compelled to forego, for a time at least, the gratification ...

— Ups and Downs in the Life of a Distressed Gentleman • William L. Stone

... household may forego its magnificence and cease from the multiplication of small difficulties alike, as far as any marriage of mine is concerned. You can tell the household so to-morrow, mother, or I can. Perhaps the irony of the position would be more ...

— The History of Sir Richard Calmady - A Romance • Lucas Malet

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