forgo vs forego
forgo
Definitions
verb
- lose (s.th.) or lose the right to (s.th.) by some error, offense, or crime
- do without or cease to hold or adhere to
- be earlier in time; go back further
Examples
The aircraft descended into a wetland area and had since been forgotten about as it sank below the surface.
(Variety's Dennis Harvey called Mr. Friedman's onscreen persona "nebbishy"; The Boston Globe's Wesley Morris was a little nicer, saying, "The movie is the product of his big, shiny love of forgotten soul legends whom superstardom ... has eluded.")
If your next record's a bit iffy, you're forgotten.
forego
Definitions
verb
- lose (s.th.) or lose the right to (s.th.) by some error, offense, or crime
- do without or cease to hold or adhere to
- be earlier in time; go back further
Examples
This is the very definition of obstructionism: To delay a foregone conclusion for the sake of a petty protest.
Whenever possible, forego fashion and stick with ‘sensible’ shoes.
To forego means “to go before” – the matching fore in forego and before is a handy way to remember the correct form:
