forego
1. be earlier in time; go back further (Freq. 3) - Stone tools precede bronze tools • Syn: predate, precede, forgo, antecede, antedate • Ant: postdate (for: predate) • Derivationally related forms: antecedency (for: antecede), antecedent (for: antecede), antecedence (for: antecede), precedent (for: precede), precession (for: precede), precedency (for: precede), precedence (for: precede) • Verb Frames: - Something ----s something 2. do without or cease to hold or adhere to - We are dispensing with formalities - relinquish the old ideas • Syn: waive, relinquish, forgo, foreswear, dispense with • Derivationally related forms: waiver (for: waive) • Hyponyms: kick, give up • Verb Frames: - Somebody ----s something 3. lose (s.th.) or lose the right to (s.th.) by some error, offense, or crime - you've forfeited your right to name your successor - forfeited property • Syn: forfeit, give up, throw overboard, waive, forgo • Ant: claim (for: forfeit) • Derivationally related forms: waiver (for: waive), forfeiture (for: forfeit), forfeit (for: forfeit) • Hypernyms: abandon • Hyponyms: lapse • Verb Frames: - Somebody ----s something
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