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Forgoing   /fɔrgˈoʊɪŋ/   Listen
verb
Forgo  v. t.  (past forwent; past part. forgone; pres. part. forgoing)  
1.
To pass by; to leave. See 1st Forego. "For sith (since) I shall forgoon my liberty At your request." "And four (days) since Florimell the court forwent."
2.
To abstain from; to do without; to refrain from; to renounce; said of a thing already enjoyed, or of one within reach, or anticipated. See 1st forego, 2. Note: This word in spelling has been confused with, and almost superseded by, forego to go before. Etymologically the form forgo is correct.






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"Forgoing" Quotes from Famous Books



... now the sole object of their flattering attentions. And he lived up to them. He surrounded himself with an armed escort, and kept changing his house and gardens. His display, his public appearances, the night-watch that guarded him, all showed that he had adopted the style of an emperor while forgoing the title. The greatest alarm was aroused by his execution of Calpurnius Galerianus, a son of Caius Piso.[260] He had attempted no treachery, but his distinguished name and handsome presence had made the youth a subject of common talk, and the country was full of turbulent spirits who delighted ...
— Tacitus: The Histories, Volumes I and II • Caius Cornelius Tacitus



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