forego

IPA: fɔrgˈoʊ

To precede, to go before.
Alternative spelling of forgo; to abandon, to relinquish [To let pass, to leave alone, to let go.]

Examples of "forego" in Sentences

I prefer to see "forego" used in the sense of "precede," e.g.,
But "forego" (as distinct from foregoing) is almost always wrong.
It grates on me every time I see "forego" used in place of "forgo" (to do without).
To forego means “to go before” – the matching fore in forego and before is a handy way to remember the correct form:
At the time these cuts were announced, at least one member of the Office of the Publisher stated in an e-mail that all three would "forego" bonuses.
An overlap complicates things slightly: forego is a variant spelling of forgo (“abstain, renounce, do without”) but the reverse is not the case, so avoiding this variation will help retain a useful distinction.
Contemplatives, in short, forego many transient pleasures, many satisfactions sweet to nature, all that the world holds most dear; but they gain in return a liberty for the soul which enables it to rise without hindrance to the thought and love of God.