forego

Verb

Verb Forms: forewent, foregone, foregoing, foregoes

• To go before; to precede in time or place.
• be earlier in time; go back further
• do without or cease to hold or adhere to
• lose (s.th.) or lose the right to (s.th.) by some error, offense, or crime
• To precede, to go before.
• Alternative spelling of forgo; to abandon, to relinquish

Examples

• Let the opening move forego the rest of your well-planned Words With Friends strategy.

Synonyms

antecede, antedate, dispense with, foreswear, forfeit, forgo, give up, precede, predate, relinquish, throw overboard, waive, come before

Antonyms

claim, postdate