tr.v. fore·went (-wĕnt), fore·gone (-gôn, -gŏn), fore·go·ing, fore·goes (-gōz) To precede, as in time or place. See Usage Note at forgo. [Middle English foregon, from Old English foregān : fore-, fore- + gān, go; see ghē- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.] fore·goer n. |
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