forego

  • 81forgo — forgo, forego Both words are pronounced with the stress on the second syllable. Forgo means ‘to go without, abstain from’; forego means ‘to go before, precede’ and occurs principally in the forms foregoing and foregone (see the separate entries… …

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  • 82foregone — past participle of FOREGO(Cf. ↑forego). ► ADJECTIVE archaic ▪ past. ● a foregone conclusion Cf. ↑a foregone conclusion …

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  • 83give up — verb 1. lose (s.th.) or lose the right to (s.th.) by some error, offense, or crime (Freq. 9) you ve forfeited your right to name your successor forfeited property • Syn: ↑forfeit, ↑throw overboard, ↑waiv …

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  • 84forewent — past of FOREGO(1), FOREGO(2) …

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  • 85Abandon — A*ban don ([.a]*b[a^]n d[u^]n), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Abandoned} ( d[u^]nd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Abandoning}.] [OF. abandoner, F. abandonner; a (L. ad) + bandon permission, authority, LL. bandum, bannum, public proclamation, interdiction, bannire to… …

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  • 86Abandoned — Abandon A*ban don ([.a]*b[a^]n d[u^]n), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Abandoned} ( d[u^]nd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Abandoning}.] [OF. abandoner, F. abandonner; a (L. ad) + bandon permission, authority, LL. bandum, bannum, public proclamation, interdiction,… …

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  • 87Abandoning — Abandon A*ban don ([.a]*b[a^]n d[u^]n), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Abandoned} ( d[u^]nd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Abandoning}.] [OF. abandoner, F. abandonner; a (L. ad) + bandon permission, authority, LL. bandum, bannum, public proclamation, interdiction,… …

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  • 88Algate — Al gate, Algates Al gates, adv. [All + gate way. The s is an adverbial ending. See {Gate}.] 1. Always; wholly; everywhere. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Ulna now he algates must forego. Spenser. [1913 Webster] Note: Still used in the north of England in… …

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  • 89Algates — Algate Al gate, Algates Al gates, adv. [All + gate way. The s is an adverbial ending. See {Gate}.] 1. Always; wholly; everywhere. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Ulna now he algates must forego. Spenser. [1913 Webster] Note: Still used in the north of… …

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  • 90All ready — Ready Read y (r[e^]d [y^]), a. [Compar. {Readier} (r[e^]d [i^]*[ e]r); superl. {Readiest}.] [AS. r[=ae]de; akin to D. gereed, bereid, G. bereit, Goth. gar[ a]ids fixed, arranged, and possibly to E. ride, as meaning originally, prepared for riding …

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