forgoing

Noun

WordNet 3.0

Noun (1)

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

Webster's Dictionary (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Note: This word in spelling has been confused with, and almost superseded by, forego to go before.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]