forego

C2+ Topic:Actions & Processes

US /fɔrˈɡoʊ/ UK /fɔːˈɡəʊ/ See IPA manual

Homophones

forgo /fɔrˈɡoʊ/

Meanings

1

verb
to go before or precede; to abstain from (variant of forgo)

She chose to forego dessert to save room for coffee.

Verb forms

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Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 verb · to go before or precede; to... precede forerunantecedeforgo relinquish abstain

Opposites

follow succeed

Word family

Derived forms foregoingforegoneforegoer

Related forms fore go forgo

Etymology

From Old English foregan ('to go before, precede'), combining fore- ('before') with gan ('to go'). It is often confused with, and used as a variant of, forgo ('to do without').

foregan Old English gan Old English

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# forego

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** verb
**IPA (US):** /fɔrˈɡoʊ/
**IPA (UK):** /fɔːˈɡəʊ/

## Meanings
1. to go before or precede; to abstain from (variant of forgo)

## Examples
- She chose to forego dessert to save room for coffee.

## Synonyms
- precede
- forerun
- antecede
- forgo
- relinquish
- abstain

## Antonyms
- follow
- succeed

## Derived Forms
- foregoing
- foregone
- foregoer

## Related Forms
- fore
- go
- forgo

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: foregan
- Root: gan

## Etymology
From Old English foregan ('to go before, precede'), combining fore- ('before') with gan ('to go'). It is often confused with, and used as a variant of, forgo ('to do without').

## AI Etymology
Forego is from Old English foregan ('to go before, precede'), combining fore- ('before') with gan ('to go'). It is often confused with, and used as a variant of, forgo ('to do without'). Important recorded forms include foregan (Old English) and gan (Old English). The current sense covers to go before or precede; to abstain from (variant of forgo). The wider family includes derived forms such as foregoing, foregone, and foregoer and related words such as fore, go, and forgo.

## Topics
- Actions & Processes

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