- forego, forgo
- The first means to precede; the second means to do without. One of the most common spelling errors in English is to write forego when forgo is intended.
Bryson’s dictionary for writers and editors. 2013.
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forego, forgo — To forego is to go before, to precede. Forego is a rarely used word, but it would be correct, although somewhat archaic, to say The singing of a song will forego the main speech. Forgo (also a correct variant spelling of forego) means to give up … Dictionary of problem words and expressions
forego, forgo — Commonly confused, as here: The independents must destroy all documents obtained during the case and agree to forego any further litigation against the chains for three years (InternationalHerald Tribune). Forego means to go before, to precede … Dictionary of troublesome word
forego, forgo — Commonly confused, as here: The independents must destroy all documents obtained during the case and agree to forego any further litigation against the chains for three years (InternationalHerald Tribune). Forego means to go before, to precede … Dictionary of troublesome word
forgo — See forego. See forego, forgo … Dictionary of problem words and expressions
forego — See forego, forgo … Dictionary of problem words and expressions
Forego — Fore*go , v. t. [imp. {Forewent 2}; p. p. {Foregone} (?; 115); p. pr. & vb. n. {Foregoing}.] [See {Forgo}.] 1. To quit; to relinquish; to leave. [1913 Webster] Stay at the third cup, or forego the place. Herbert. [1913 Webster] 2. To relinquish… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Forgo — For*go , v. t. [imp. {Forwent}; p. p. {Forgone}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Forgoing}.] [OE. forgan, forgon, forgoon, AS. forg[=a]n, prop., to go past, hence, to abstain from; pref. for + g[=a]n to go; akin to G. vergehen to pass away, to transgress. See… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
forego — forgo, forego Both words are pronounced with the stress on the second syllable. Forgo means ‘to go without, abstain from’; forego means ‘to go before, precede’ and occurs principally in the forms foregoing and foregone (see the separate entries… … Modern English usage
forgo — forgo, forego Both words are pronounced with the stress on the second syllable. Forgo means ‘to go without, abstain from’; forego means ‘to go before, precede’ and occurs principally in the forms foregoing and foregone (see the separate entries… … Modern English usage
forego — forego1 [fôrgō′] vt., vi. forewent, foregone, foregoing [ME forgon < OE foregan] to go before in place, time, or degree; precede forego2 [fôrgō′] vt. alt. sp. of FORGO … English World dictionary
