Foregone

Foregone
Forego Fore*go", v. t. [imp. {Forewent 2}; p. p. {Foregone} (?; 115); p. pr. & vb. n. {Foregoing}.] [See {Forgo}.] 1. To quit; to relinquish; to leave. [1913 Webster]

Stay at the third cup, or forego the place. --Herbert. [1913 Webster]

2. To relinquish the enjoyment or advantage of; to give up; to resign; to renounce; -- said of a thing already enjoyed, or of one within reach, or anticipated. [1913 Webster]

All my patrimony,, If need be, I am ready to forego. --Milton. [1913 Webster]

Thy lovers must their promised heaven forego. --Keble. [1913 Webster]

[He] never forewent an opportunity of honest profit. --R. L. Stevenson. [1913 Webster]

Note: Forgo is the better spelling etymologically, but the word has been confused with {Forego}, to go before. [1913 Webster]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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  • foregone — means ‘previous, completed’ and is used mainly in the expression foregone conclusion, meaning ‘an easily foreseen or predictable result’: • Given the anecdotal evidence just ask that taxi driver, won t you? the outcome of such an investigation… …   Modern English usage

  • foregone — past participle of FOREGO(Cf. ↑forego). ► ADJECTIVE archaic ▪ past. ● a foregone conclusion Cf. ↑a foregone conclusion …   English terms dictionary

  • foregone — index previous Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • foregone — [fôr gôn′, fôr′gôn΄] adj. 1. that has gone before; previous; former 2. previously determined or confidently anticipated; also, inevitable or unavoidable: said of a conclusion …   English World dictionary

  • foregone — [[t]fɔ͟ː(r)gɒn[/t]] 1) Foregone is the past participle of forego. 2) PHRASE: usu v link PHR, oft it v link PHR that If you say that a particular result is a foregone conclusion, you mean you are certain that it will happen. Most voters believe… …   English dictionary

  • foregone — adj. Foregone is used with these nouns: ↑conclusion …   Collocations dictionary

  • foregone — past participle of forego2. adjective [often postposition] archaic past. Phrases a foregone conclusion an easily predictable result …   English new terms dictionary

  • foregone — a foregone conclusion …   Thesaurus of popular words

  • foregone — past part. of FOREGO(1). attrib.adj. previous, preceding, completed. Phrases and idioms: foregone conclusion an easily foreseen or predictable result …   Useful english dictionary

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