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forwent forgo的过去式 forgo的过去式 Forgo \ For* go"\, v. t. [ imp. { Forwent}; p. p. { Forgone}; p. pr. & vb. n. { Forgoing}.] [ OE. forgan, forgon, forgoon, AS. forg[= a] n, prop., to go past, hence, to abstain from; pref. for- g[= a] n to go; akin to G. vergehen to pass away, to transgress. See { Go}, v. i.] 1. To pass by; to leave. See 1st { Forego}. [ 1913 Webster] For sith [ since] I shall forgoon my liberty At your request. -- Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster] And four [ days] since Florimell the court forwent. -- Spenser. [ 1913 Webster] 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. [ PJC] Note: This word in spelling has been confused with, and almost superseded by, forego to go before. Etymologically the form forgo is correct. [ 1913 Webster]
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