4 definitions found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Forgo \For*go"\, v. t. [imp. {Forwent}; p. p. {Forgone}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Forgoing}.] [OE. forgan, forgon, forgoon, AS. forg[=a]n, prop., to go past, hence, to abstain from; pref. for- + g[=a]n to go; akin to G. vergehen to pass away, to transgress. See {Go}, v. i.] 1. To pass by; to leave. See 1st {Forego}. [1913 Webster] For sith [since] I shall forgoon my liberty At your request. --Chaucer. [1913 Webster] And four [days] since Florimell the court forwent. --Spenser. [1913 Webster] 2. to abstain from; to do without; to refrain from; to renounce; -- said of a thing already enjoyed, or of one within reach, or anticipated. See 1st {forego}, 2. [PJC] Note: This word in spelling has been confused with, and almost superseded by, forego to go before. Etymologically the form forgo is correct. [1913 Webster] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: forgo v 1: do without or cease to hold or adhere to; "We are dispensing with formalities"; "relinquish the old ideas" [syn: {waive}, {relinquish}, {foreswear}, {dispense with}] 2: lose or lose the right to by some error, offense, or crime [syn: {forfeit}, {give up}, {throw overboard}, {waive}] [ant: {claim}] 3: refrain from consuming; "You will have to forgo alcohol" [syn: {give up}] [also: {forwent}, {forgone}] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: forgone See {forgo} From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]: 21 Moby Thesaurus words for "forgone": abandoned, abjured, ceded, dispensed with, disposed of, foreordained, forsworn, predecided, predestinate, predestined, predetermined, preordained, recanted, released, relinquished, renounced, retracted, sacrificed, surrendered, waived, yielded
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