Forefend
(Fore*fend") v. t. [OE. forfenden; pref. for- + fenden to fend. See Fend, v. t.] To hinder; to
fend off; to avert; to prevent the approach of; to forbid or prohibit. See Forfend.
God forefend it should ever be recorded in our history.
Landor.
It would be a far better work . . . to forefend the cruelty.
I. Taylor. Forefinger
(Fore"fin`ger) n. The finger next to the thumb; the index.
Foreflow
(Fore*flow") v. t. To flow before. [Obs.]
Forefoot
(Fore"foot`) n.
1. One of the anterior feet of a quadruped or multiped; — usually written fore foot.
2. (Shipbuilding) A piece of timber which terminates the keel at the fore end, connecting it with the
lower end of the stem.
Forefront
(Fore"front`) n. Foremost part or place.
Set ye Uriah in the forefront of the hottest battle.
2 Sam. xi. 15.
Socrates, Plato, Aristotle, standing in the forefront for all time, the masters of those who know.
J. C.
Shairp. Foregame
(Fore"game`) n. A first game; first plan. [Obs.] Whitlock.
Foreganger
(Fore"gang`er) n. [Prop., a goer before cf. G. voregänger. See Fore, and Gang.] (Naut.)
A short rope grafted on a harpoon, to which a longer line may be attached. Totten.
Foregather
(Fore*gath"er) v. i. Same as Forgather.
Foregift
(Fore"gift`) n. (Law) A premium paid by a lessee when taking his lease.
Foregleam
(Fore"gleam`) n. An antecedent or premonitory gleam; a dawning light.
The foregleams of wisdom.
Whittier. Forego
(Fore*go") v. t. [imp. Forewent 2; p. p. Foregone (?; 115); p. pr. & vb. n. Foregoing.] [See
Forgo.]
1. To quit; to relinquish; to leave.
Stay at the third cup, or forego the place.
Herbert. 2. To relinquish the enjoyment or advantage of; to give up; to resign; to renounce; — said of a thing already
enjoyed, or of one within reach, or anticipated.
All my patrimony,,
If need be, I am ready to forego.
Milton.
Thy lovers must their promised heaven forego.
Keble.
[He] never forewent an opportunity of honest profit.
R. L. Stevenson. Forgo is the better spelling etymologically, but the word has been confused with Forego, to go before.
