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UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/fɔːrˈgɒn/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(fôr gôn, -gon, fōr-; fôrgôn′, -gon′, fōr-)


From the verb forego: (⇒ conjugate)
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
fore•gone  (fôr gôn, -gon, fōr-; fôrgôn′, -gon′, fōr-),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. that has gone before;
    previous;
    past.
  2. determined in advance;
    inevitable.
  • fore- + gone 1590–1600
fore•goneness, n. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
foregone /fɔːˈɡɒn; ˈfɔːˌɡɒn/ adj
  1. gone or completed; past
foreˈgoneness n
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
fore•go2 /fɔrˈgoʊ/USA pronunciation   v., -went, -gone, -go•ing. 
  1. forgo.

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
for•go or fore•go /fɔrˈgoʊ/USA pronunciation   v. [+ object], -went, -gone, -go•ing. 
  1. to give up;
    abstain from or refrain from:I agreed to forgo a raise for this year for a larger one next year.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
fore•go1  (fôr gō, fōr-),USA pronunciation v.t., v.i., -went, -gone, -go•ing. 
  1. to go before;
    precede.
  • Middle English forgon, forgan, Old English foregān. See fore-, go1 bef. 900
fore•goer, n. 

fore•go2  (fôr gō, fōr-),USA pronunciation v.t., -went, -gone, -go•ing. 
  1. forgo.
fore•goer, n. 

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
for•go  (fôr gō),USA pronunciation v.t., -went, -gone, -go•ing. 
  1. to abstain or refrain from;
    do without.
  2. to give up, renounce, or resign.
  3. [Archaic.]to neglect or overlook.
  4. [Archaic.]to quit or leave.
  5. [Obs.]to go or pass by.
Also, forego. 
  • Middle English forgon, Old English forgān. See for-, go1 bef. 950
for•goer, n. 
    1. forbear, sacrifice, forsake.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
forego /fɔːˈɡəʊ/ vb ( -goes, -going, -went, -gone)
  1. to precede in time, place, etc
Etymology: Old English foregān
forego /fɔːˈɡəʊ/ vb ( -goes, -going, -went, -gone)
  1. (transitive)
    a variant spelling of forgo
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
forgo, forego /fɔːˈɡəʊ/ vb ( -goes, -going, -went, -gone) (transitive)
  1. to give up or do without
Etymology: Old English forgān; see for-, go1
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