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foregone 音標拼音: [f'ɔrg'ɔn] a. 先前的,過去的,已知的
vbl. 先走,居先 先前的,過去的,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. [ 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] Note: Forgo is the better spelling etymologically, but the word has been confused with { Forego}, to go before. [ 1913 Webster]
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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