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Meanings of forego in English

Portuguese
preceder
Catalan
antecedir
Spanish
preceder

Be earlier in time; go back further.

      preceder
      Portuguese
      penalidade
      Catalan
      privar-se
      Spanish
      perder

      Lose (s.th.) or lose the right to (s.th.) by some error, offense, or crime.

          penalidade
          Catalan
          deixar
          Spanish
          sacrificar

          Do without or cease to hold or adhere to.

                deixar
                Usage of forego in English
                1
                Operators in Europe have also tried to forego subsidies, with mixed results.
                Reuters
                2
                He cannot forego the effect he is almost sure it will produce.
                Eleanor
                3
                Eco-Christians are being asked to forego the traditional, heavily lubricated pre-Christmas parties.
                Reuters
                4
                To forego this aid was perilous; to wait for it was ruin.
                Autobiographic Sketches
                5
                I thought they might forego it for the sake of other things.
                The Daughters of Danaus
                6
                I forego all questions of advantage, and base my argument upon that.
                Saracinesca
                7
                And he was not prepared to forego one amusement for the other.
                The Belfry
                8
                For a time they must forego the chance of rescuing their friend.
                Air Service Boys in the Big Battle; Or, Silencing the Big Guns
                9
                If I am underground in a secure place, I forego my coffin.
                Bloody Bones
                10
                His son must forego love-ifit were indeed love-ofhis own volition.
                Poor Man's Rock
                11
                He declared he would rather return to Scotland than forego his amusements.
                The Star-Chamber: An Historical Romance, Volume 1
                12
                But I shall not forego my claim on what she promised-youracquaintance.
                Thaddeus of Warsaw
                13
                A man does not easily forego habits that have become second nature.
                Burned Bridges
                14
                He could give her as much, and more, than she would forego.
                The Purple Heights
                15
                New York would neither be willing nor able to forego this advantage.
                The Federalist Papers
                16
                Poor Mr. de Luc, however, could not forego coming to my room.
                The Diary and Letters of Madame D'Arblay — Volume 2
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