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F4O1R1E1G2O1

forego

US/fɔɹˈɡoʊ/UK/fɔːˈɡəʊ/

verb

What it means

  1. To precede, to go before.

    pleasing remembrance of a thought foregone

    1815, William Wordsworth, Methought I saw

    Synonyms: antecede, come before

In a sentence

pleasing remembrance of a thought foregone

1815, William Wordsworth, Methought I saw

Where it comes from

  1. Old Englishforegān
  2. Middle Englishforgan
  3. Englishforego

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

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