| VERB | social | forgo, waive, relinquish, forego, foreswear, dispense with | do without or cease to hold or adhere to |
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| stative | forgo, predate, precede, forego, antecede, antedate | be earlier in time | |
| possession | forgo, forfeit, give up, throw overboard, waive, forego | lose (s.th.) or lose the right to (s.th.) by some error, offense, or crime |
| Sounds | faorgow' | |
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| Rhymes | ago ... Winnebago: 48 rhymes with gow... | |
| Meaning | Do without or cease to hold or adhere to. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Synonyms | waive, relinquish, forego, foreswear, dispense with | |
| Narrower | kick, give up | stop consuming |
| Spanish | dejar, renunciar, renunicar, sacrificar | |
| Catalan | deixar, renunciar, sacrificar | |
| Meaning | Be earlier in time; go back further. | |
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| Pattern | Something ----s something | |
| Synonyms | predate, precede, forego, antecede, antedate | |
| Opposite | postdate, follow | Be later in time |
| Spanish | anteceder, preceder | |
| Catalan | antecedir, precedir | |
| Meaning | Lose (s.th.) or lose the right to (s.th.) by some error, offense, or crime. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Synonyms | forfeit, give up, throw overboard, waive, forego | |
| Narrower | lapse | Let slip |
| Broader | abandon | forsake, leave behind |
| Opposite | claim, lay claim, arrogate | demand as being one's due or property |
| Spanish | perder, prescindir, privarse, renunciar | |
| Catalan | abstenir-se, estar-se, passar-se, perdre, privar-se, renunciar | |
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