Dictionary Check: forego

"forego" is a valid word!

Scrabble 10 points
Words with Friends 11 points

Definition

verb

be earlier in time; go back further

Example: "Stone tools precede bronze tools"
verb

do without or cease to hold or adhere to

Example: "We are dispensing with formalities"
verb

lose (something) or lose the right to (something) by some error, offense, or crime

Example: "you've forfeited your right to name your successor"

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