forego

1 of 2

verb (1)

fore·go fȯr-ˈgō How to pronounce forego (audio)

forewent fȯr-ˈwent How to pronounce forego (audio)

; foregone fȯr-ˈgȯn How to pronounce forego (audio)

also -ˈgän

; foregoing fȯr-ˈgō-iŋ How to pronounce forego (audio)

-ˈgȯ(-)iŋ

transitive verb

: to go before : precede

The story of his mishap forewent him.

foregoer

fȯr-ˈgō-ər How to pronounce forego (audio)

noun

forego

2 of 2

verb (2)

fore·go

less common spelling of forgo

transitive verb

: to give up the enjoyment or advantage of : do without

never forwent an opportunity of honest profit

R. L. Stevenson

decided to forgo dessert for a few days

archaic : forsake

foregoers

noun

plural of foregoer

as in symptoms

one that announces or indicates the later arrival of another a nearly November snowfall that appears to be a disconcerting foregoer of the harsh winter facing us

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symptoms
forerunners
precursors
angels
signs
heralds
harbingers
outriders
advertisers
blazoners
foreboders
foretastes
messengers
runners
bodings
announcers
foreshadowers
couriers
proclaimers
auspices
criers
forewarnings
presages
portents
forebodings
omens
foreshadowings
bellwethers
auguries
marks

as in ancestors

something belonging to an earlier time from which something else was later developed not many people still have manual typewriters, the foregoers to word processors

Synonyms & Similar Words

ancestors
forerunners
grandaddies
precursors
predecessors
prototypes
originals
antecedents
granddaddies
daddies
archetypes
mothers
originators
models
fathers
sires

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

descendants
descendents
derivatives
daughters
byproducts
sons
outgrowths
offshoots
by-products
spin-offs

单词	foregoers
释义	forego 1 of 2 verb (1) fore·go fȯr-ˈgō forewent fȯr-ˈwent ; foregone fȯr-ˈgȯn also -ˈgän ; foregoing fȯr-ˈgō-iŋ -ˈgȯ(-)iŋ transitive verb : to go before : precede The story of his mishap forewent him. foregoer fȯr-ˈgō-ər noun forego 2 of 2 verb (2) fore·go less common spelling of forgo transitive verb 1 : to give up the enjoyment or advantage of : do without never forwent an opportunity of honest profit R. L. Stevenson decided to forgo dessert for a few days 2 archaic : forsake Synonyms Verb (1) antecede antedate precede predate preexist See all Synonyms & Antonyms Word History First Known Use Verb (1) before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above Kids Definition forego variant of forgo foregoers noun plural of foregoer 1 as in symptoms one that announces or indicates the later arrival of another a nearly November snowfall that appears to be a disconcerting foregoer of the harsh winter facing us Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance symptoms forerunners precursors angels signs heralds harbingers outriders advertisers blazoners foreboders foretastes messengers runners bodings announcers foreshadowers couriers proclaimers auspices criers forewarnings presages portents forebodings omens foreshadowings bellwethers auguries marks 2 as in ancestors something belonging to an earlier time from which something else was later developed not many people still have manual typewriters, the foregoers to word processors Synonyms & Similar Words ancestors forerunners grandaddies precursors predecessors prototypes originals antecedents granddaddies daddies archetypes mothers originators models fathers sires Antonyms & Near Antonyms descendants descendents derivatives daughters byproducts sons outgrowths offshoots by-products spin-offs See More
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forego

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