v. t. [ AS. foregān; fore + gān to go; akin to G. vorgehen to go before, precede. See Go, v. i. ] To go before; to precede; -- used especially in the present and past participles. [ 1913 Webster ]

Pleasing remembrance of a thought foregone. Wordsworth. [ 1913 Webster ]

For which the very mother's face forewent
The mother's special patience. Mrs. Browning. [ 1913 Webster ]

Foregone conclusion, a conclusion which has preceded argument or examination; a predetermined conclusion. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. Forewent 2; p. p. Foregone p. pr. & vb. n. Foregoing. ] [ See Forgo. ] 1. To quit; to relinquish; to leave. [ 1913 Webster ]

Stay at the third cup, or forego the place. Herbert. [ 1913 Webster ]

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. [ 1913 Webster ]

All my patrimony,
If need be, I am ready to forego. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

Thy lovers must their promised heaven forego. Keble. [ 1913 Webster ]

[ He ] never forewent an opportunity of honest profit. R. L. Stevenson. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ Forgo is the better spelling etymologically, but the word has been confused with Forego, to go before. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. One who goes before another; a predecessor; hence, an ancestor; a progenitor. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A purveyor of the king; -- so called, formerly, from going before to provide for his household. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Etymologically forgoer. ] One who forbears to enjoy. [ 1913 Webster ]

adj. past; -- used of time; as, foregone summers. Contrassted to present.
Syn. -- bygone, bypast, departed, gone. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. An inevitable outcome; a certain result; a certainty. [ PJC ]