foregone 音标拼音: [f'ɔrg'ɔn]
a . 先前的,过去的,已知的
vbl . 先走,居先
先前的,过去的,已知的先走,居先
foregone adj 1 :
well in the past ;
former ; "
bygone days "; "
dreams of foregone times "; "
sweet memories of gone summers ";
"
relics of a departed era " [
synonym : {
bygone }, {
bypast },
{
departed }, {
foregone }, {
gone }]
Forego \
Fore *
go "\,
v .
t . [
imp . {
Forewent 2 };
p .
p . {
Foregone }
(?;
115 );
p .
pr . &
vb .
n . {
Foregoing }.] [
See {
Forgo }.]
1 .
To quit ;
to relinquish ;
to leave .
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Stay at the third cup ,
or forego the place .
--
Herbert .
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2 .
To relinquish the enjoyment or advantage of ;
to give up ;
to resign ;
to renounce ; --
said of a thing already enjoyed ,
or of one within reach ,
or anticipated .
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All my patrimony ,,
If need be ,
I am ready to forego . --
Milton .
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Thy lovers must their promised heaven forego .
--
Keble .
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[
He ]
never forewent an opportunity of honest profit .
--
R .
L .
Stevenson .
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Note :
Forgo is the better spelling etymologically ,
but the word has been confused with {
Forego },
to go before .
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foregone \
foregone \
adj .
past ; --
used of time ;
as ,
foregone summers .
Contrassted to {
present }.
Syn :
bygone ,
bypast ,
departed ,
gone .
[
WordNet 1 .
5 ]
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