'Forgone' definitions:
Definition of 'Forgone'
From: GCIDE
- 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- Note: This word in spelling has been confused with, and almost superseded by, forego to go before.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]
Synonyms of 'forgone'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- abandoned,
- abjured,
- ceded,
- dispensed with,
- disposed of,
- foreordained,
- forsworn,
- predecided,
- predestinate,
- predestined,
- predetermined,
- preordained,
- recanted,
- released,
- relinquished,
- renounced,
- retracted,
- sacrificed,
- surrendered,
- waived,
- yielded