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 forwent [fɔ:'went]   添加此单词到默认生词本
vt. 放弃(谢绝,摒除)





    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}.

    For sith [since] I shall forgoon my liberty
    At your request. --Chaucer.

    And four [days] since Florimell the court forwent.
    --Spenser.

    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    almost superseded by, forego to go before.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.

    1. He also forwent any salary.
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