forgoing Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun the act of renouncing; sacrificing or giving up or surrendering (a possession or right or title or privilege etc.)
    forswearing; renunciation.
  2. verb do without or cease to hold or adhere to
    relinquish; foreswear; forego; waive; forgo; dispense with.
    • We are dispensing with formalities
    • relinquish the old ideas
  3. verb be earlier in time; go back further
    antecede; forego; predate; forgo; antedate; precede.
    • Stone tools precede bronze tools
  4. verb lose (s.th.) or lose the right to (s.th.) by some error, offense, or crime
    throw overboard; forego; forfeit; waive; forgo; give up.
    • you've forfeited your right to name your successor
    • forfeited property

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