forego

Meaning

To precede, to go before.

Synonyms

forgo

precede

waive

give up

predate

antedate

foreswear

relinquish

dispense with

forfeit

antecede

forerun

throw overboard

desist

abstain

refrain

forbear

foredate

give

give in

hold back

lapse

lead

part with

prelude

renounce

resign

sign away

spare

tergiversate

undo

unmake

apostatise

come before

control oneself

deny oneself

go before

lead up

restrain oneself

be temperate

stop

🛑

be abstemious

abandon

abnegate

abstain from

apostatize

back down

back off

back out

bow out

Translations

preceder

anteceder

precedere

preceder

abandonar

renunciar

précéder

renunciar

renunciar

هجر

اِمْتنع عن

عزف عن

غرِم

أقْلع

خَسِرَ

Pronounced as (IPA)

/fɔɹˈɡoʊ/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: forgan

Inherited from Old English: foregān

In summary

From Middle English forgan, from Old English foregān, equivalent to fore- + go.