foregone
verb
[ fɔːˈɡɒn ]
• past participle of forego2.
foregone
adjective
• past.
• "poets dream of lives foregone in worlds fantastical"
Similar:
past,
former,
earlier,
previous,
prior,
bygone,
old,
of old,
ancient,
long-ago,
forgotten,
of yore,
forepassed,
forego
verb
• variant spelling of forgo.
forego
verb
• precede in place or time.
• "so Abdulmelik went away to his house, whither he found that the money had foregone him"
forgo
verb
• go without (something desirable).
• "she wanted to forgo the tea and leave while they could"
Similar:
do without,
go without,
give up,
waive,
renounce,
surrender,
disavow,
relinquish,
part with,
drop,
sacrifice,
forswear,
abjure,
swear off,
steer clear of,
abandon,
cede,
yield,
abstain from,
refrain from,
eschew,
cut out,
decline,
refuse,
repudiate,
spurn,
Origin:
Old English forgān (see for-, go1).
