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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Forego \Fore*go"\, verb (used with an object) [imp. {Forewent 2}; p. p. {Foregone} (?; 115); p. pr. & vb. n. {Foregoing}.] [See {Forgo}.]
1. To quit; to relinquish; to leave.
Stay at the third cup, or forego the place. --Herbert.
2. 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. --Milton.
Thy lovers must their promised heaven forego. --Keble.
[He] never forewent an opportunity of honest profit. --R. L. Stevenson.
Note: Forgo is the better spelling etymologically, but the word has been confused with {Forego}, to go before.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
foregoing
adjective: especially of writing or speech; going before [syn: {foregoing(a)}]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
41 Moby Thesaurus words for "foregoing": above, aforegoing, aforementioned, aforenamed, aforesaid, antecedent, anterior, anticipatory, beforementioned, chief, ci-devant, earlier, early, elder, first, fore, forementioned, foremost, forenamed, former, heading, headmost, last, latter, leading, named, older, past, precedent, preceding, precessional, precurrent, precursory, preexistent, preliminary, previous, prime, prior, said, same, senior
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