forego
1 of 2verb (1)
fore·go fȯr-ˈgō 
forewent fȯr-ˈwent ; foregone fȯr-ˈgȯn
; 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 2verb (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
R. L. Stevensondecided 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
foregoes
verb
as in precedes
to go or come before in time if the sparse crowds are any indication of the public's interest in the presidential candidate, then his reputation obviously foregoes him Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- precedes
- predates
- antedates
- antecedes
- preexists
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- follows
- succeeds
- postdates
- threshes
- threshing
- threshing floor
- threshing machine
- threshings
- threshold
- threshold exposure
- threshold frequency
- thresholded
- thresholding
- thresholds
- threskiornes
- threskiornises
- threskiornisses
- Threskiornithidae
- threskiornithidaes
- threw
- threw (on)
- threw away
- threw back
- threw cold water on
- threw down
- threw in
- threw in the towel
- threw off