forego
Voluntarily do without
Forego means to go before or precede: The introduction foregoes the main text.
The past participle foregoing refers to what came earlier: the foregoing discussion.
A foregone conclusion is an outcome considered inevitable before it happens.
Often confused with forgo (to abstain from), which lacks the e.
Abstain from acting
- renounceFormally give up
- abstainDeliberately not do
- waiveVoluntarily give up entitlement
- declineDecrease or refuse
pass · skip · eschew · forbear · resist · deny · sacrifice · surrender
Come before temporally
- predateExist earlier than
- come beforeOccur prior to
- leadDense metal, symbol Pb
- precursorSomething that comes first
go before · predecessor · prior · earlier · advance · herald · foreshadow · anticipate
refrain
Abstain from acting
decline · pass · skip · eschew · forbear · resist · deny · sacrifice · surrender · yield
antecede
Come before temporally
- predateExist earlier than
- come beforeOccur prior to
- leadDense metal, symbol Pb
go before · precursor · predecessor · prior · earlier · advance · herald · foreshadow · anticipate · pave the way
- foregone conclusionsResults assumed beforehand
- George ForemanHeavyweight grill entrepreneur
- working foreman
- jury foremanLeader of deliberating panel
- George Foreman GrillElectric clamshell cooking surface
- shop foremanManufacturing floor supervisor
foreman, forerunner, foreword, forefather, forebear, foregoing, foregone, foregoes, forewent