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forego.

To precede, to go before.

6 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

verb/fɔɹˈɡoʊ/US/fɔːˈɡəʊ/UK
  1. To precede, to go before.

Where this word comes from

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

verb/fɔɹˈɡoʊ/US/fɔːˈɡəʊ/UK
  1. Alternative spelling of forgo; to abandon, to relinquish.

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See forgo.

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