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- [fawr-goh, fohr-]
- /fɔrˈgoʊ, foʊr-/
- /fɔːˈɡəʊ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [fawr-goh, fohr-]
- /fɔrˈgoʊ, foʊr-/
Definitions of forego word
- abbreviation FOREGO forgo. 1
- noun forego To precede, to go before. 1
- transitive verb forego go before, precede 1
- verb forego If you forego something, you decide to do without it, although you would like it. 0
- verb forego to precede in time, place, etc 0
- verb transitive forego to go before in place, time, or degree; precede 0
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Origin of forego
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English forgon, forgan, Old English foregān. See fore-, go1
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Parts of speech for Forego
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
forego popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 84% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for forego
verb forego
- relinquish — to renounce or surrender (a possession, right, etc.): to relinquish the throne.
- renounce — to give up or put aside voluntarily: to renounce worldly pleasures.
- forfeit — a fine; penalty.
- waive — to refrain from claiming or insisting on; give up; forgo: to waive one's right; to waive one's rank; to waive honors.
- refrain — to abstain from an impulse to say or do something (often followed by from): I refrained from telling him what I thought.
Antonyms for forego
verb forego
- complete — You use complete to emphasize that something is as great in extent, degree, or amount as it possibly can be.
- refuse — to decline to accept (something offered): to refuse an award.
- deny — When you deny something, you state that it is not true.
- veto — the power or right vested in one branch of a government to cancel or postpone the decisions, enactments, etc., of another branch, especially the right of a president, governor, or other chief executive to reject bills passed by the legislature.
- do — Informal. a burst of frenzied activity; action; commotion.
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