Definitions

1. verb

to give up or abstain from something, especially in order to make way for something else or to avoid something unpleasant

“The company forwent its expansion plans due to the economic downturn.”

2. verb (archaic)

to precede or go before

“The king forwent the ceremony with a grand procession.”

3. noun

a past tense of ‘forwent’

“He had forwent the opportunity to attend the concert.”