Meaning

1 senses
  1. To precede, to go before.

More definitions
  • be earlier in time; go back further
  • do without or cease to hold or adhere to
  • lose (something) or lose the right to (something) by some error, offense, or crime

Examples

10 sentences
  1. It's a foregone conclusion.

    ruЭто предвзятое мнение.

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  2. You’re basically foregoing massive amounts of votes.

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  3. The latter means foregoing certain foods, pleasures, or possessions.

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  4. The results of the ballot are a foregone conclusion.

    deDie Abstimmungsergebnisse stehen praktisch von vornherein fest.

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  5. The outcome of the war was a foregone conclusion.

    ruИсход войны был предрешён.

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Origin

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

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

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Forms

foregoes, foregoing, forewent, foregone
Base formforego · to forego
3rd person singularforegoes
Present participleforegoing
Past simpleforewent
Past participleforegone

irregular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyforego
he, she, itforegoes

Past simpleLesson

all personsforewent

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave foregone
he, she, ithas foregone

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill forego

Synonyms

13 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

1 related words
Derivedforegoer

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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