forego

Definition of Forego in English :

be earlier in time; go back further

Example Sentences:
'Stone tools precede bronze tools'

do without or cease to hold or adhere to

Example Sentences:
'We are dispensing with formalities'
'relinquish the old ideas'

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

Example Sentences:
'you've forfeited your right to name your successor'
'forfeited property'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Forego

verb -goes, -going, -went or -gone

to precede in time, place, etc

verb -goes, -going, -went or -gone

(transitive) a variant spelling of forgo

verb transitive, verb intransitiveWord forms: foreˈwent, foreˈgone, foreˈgoing

to go before in place, time, or degree; precede

verb transitive

alt. sp. of

forgo

tr.v. fore·went (-wĕnt), fore·gone (-gôn, -gŏn), fore·go·ing, fore·goes (-gōz)

To precede, as in time or place. See Usage Note at forgo.

v.

Variant of forgo.

tr.v. for·went (-wĕnt), for·gone (-gôn, -gŏn), for·go·ing, for·goes

To abstain from; relinquish: unwilling to forgo dessert.