1. Occurring earlier or previously
   "as mentioned in the foregoing chapter"

1. Set aside or refrain from enforcing (a rule, requirement, or formality)
   "We'll forego the normal approval process";
   - waive, relinquish, forgo, foreswear, dispense with
    
2. Abandon, relinquish or do without, especially a right or claim
   "She decided to forego the usual bonus";
   - forfeit, give up, throw overboard, waive, forgo
    
3. Be earlier in time; go back further
   "This tradition foregoes modern customs";
   - predate, precede, antecede, antedate

Sounds like: forg

See also: preceding

Type of: abandon, act, come before, move, precede

Encyclopedia: Forego