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FOREGONE
bygone, bypast, departed, foregone, gone
(adjective) well in the past; former; “bygone days”; “dreams of foregone times”; “sweet memories of gone summers”; “relics of a departed era”
FOREGO
forfeit, give up, throw overboard, waive, forgo, forego
(verb) lose (s.th.) or lose the right to (s.th.) by some error, offense, or crime; “you’ve forfeited your right to name your successor”; “forfeited property”
waive, relinquish, forgo, forego, foreswear, dispense with
(verb) do without or cease to hold or adhere to; “We are dispensing with formalities”; “relinquish the old ideas”
predate, precede, forego, forgo, antecede, antedate
(verb) be earlier in time; go back further; “Stone tools precede bronze tools”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Verb
foregone
past participle of forego
Adjective
foregone (comparative more foregone, superlative most foregone)
previous, former
bygone
(informal) inevitable, predictable
Synonyms
• (previous): preceding, used-to-be; see also former
• (bygone): forepassed, historical; see also past
• (inevitable): avoidless, unescapable; see also inevitable
Source: Wiktionary
FOREGO
Fore*go", v. t. [imp. Forewent 2; p. p. Foregone; p. pr. & vb. n. Foregoing.] Etym: [See Forgo.]
1. To quit; to relinquish; to leave. Stay at the third cup, or forego the place. Herbert.
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. All my patrimony,, If need be, I am ready to forego. Milton. Thy lovers must their promised heaven forego. Keble. [He] never forewent an opportunity of honest profit. R. L. Stevenson.
Note: Forgo is the better spelling etymologically, but the word has been confused with Forego, to go before.
Fore*go", v. t. Etym: [AS. foregan; fore + gan to go; akin to G. vorgehen to go before, precede. See GO, v. i.]
Definition: To go before; to precede; -- used especially in the present and past participles. Pleasing remembrance of a thought foregone. Wordsworth. For which the very mother's face forewent The mother's special patience. Mrs. Browning. Foregone conclusion, one which has preceded argument or examination; one predetermined.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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