verbforegone, forewent, foregoes, foregoing fɔːˈɡəʊ
variant spelling of forgo
verbforegone, forewent, foregoes, foregoingfɔːˈɡəʊ
[with object]archaic Precede in place or time.
〈古〉走在…前面；发生在…之前
so Abdulmelik went away to his house, whither he found that the money had foregone him
Example sentencesExamples
- So she did his bidding and gave him the cup, which no sooner had he drunk than his head forewent his feet.
Derivatives
noun fɔːˈɡəʊəfɔrˈɡoʊr
archaic One generation, however, owes very little to its foregoers of the material wealth it enjoys.
Example sentencesExamples
- Some have become foregoers in their academic research fields in the colleges and universities of the provinces.
- The foregoer of a mill was a quern, first moved by the power of water and later by the power of wind.
- He is one of the foregoers of modern helicopter technology and sees an especially bright future for tilt rotor designs.
- And at the top of the site is the Sacred Space, it's stone circle being a modern construction, and yet perhaps it has already seen as much celebration and ceremony as some of its foregoers.