Definitions for forgoing

Overview of noun forgoing

The noun forgoing has 1 senses? (no senses from tagged texts)

1. renunciation, forgoing, forswearing

(the act of renouncing; sacrificing or giving up or surrendering (a possession or right or title or privilege etc.))

Overview of verb forgo

The verb forgo has 3 senses? (first 1 from tagged texts)

1. (1) waive, relinquish, forgo, forego, foreswear, dispense with

(do without or cease to hold or adhere to; "We are dispensing with formalities"; "relinquish the old ideas")

2. predate, precede, forego, forgo, antecede, antedate

(be earlier in time; go back further; "Stone tools precede bronze tools")

3. forfeit, give up, throw overboard, waive, forgo, forego

(lose (s.th.) or lose the right to (s.th.) by some error, offense, or crime; "you've forfeited your right to name your successor"; "forfeited property")