Meaning of forego

(verb) be earlier in time; go back further; "Stone tools precede bronze tools"

do without or cease to hold or adhere to; "We are dispensing with formalities"; "relinquish the old ideas"

lose (s.th.) or lose the right to (s.th.) by some error, offense, or crime; "you've forfeited your right to name your successor"; "forfeited property"