Definitions for forego

Definitions for (verb) forego

Main entry: give up, throw overboard, forego, forfeit, forgo, waive

Definition: lose (s.th.) or lose the right to (s.th.) by some error, offense, or crime

Usage: you've forfeited your right to name your successor; forfeited property


Main entry: dispense with, waive, forego, foreswear, forgo, relinquish

Definition: do without or cease to hold or adhere to

Usage: We are dispensing with formalities; relinquish the old ideas


Main entry: forego, forgo, precede, predate, antecede, antedate

Definition: be earlier in time; go back further

Usage: Stone tools precede bronze tools


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