forgo

or fore·go

[ fawr-goh ]
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verb (used with object),for·went [fawr-went], /fɔrˈwɛnt/, for·gone [fawr-gawn, -gon], /fɔrˈgɔn, -ˈgɒn/, for·go·ing.
  1. to abstain or refrain from; do without.

  2. to give up, renounce, or resign.

  1. Archaic. to neglect or overlook.

  2. Archaic. to quit or leave.

  3. Obsolete. to go or pass by.

Origin of forgo

1
First recorded before 950; Middle English forgon, Old English forgān ; see origin at for-, go1

Other words for forgo

Other words from forgo

  • for·go·er, noun
  • un·for·gone, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for forgo

forgo

forego

/ (fɔːˈɡəʊ) /


verb-goes, -going, -went or -gone (tr)
  1. to give up or do without

  2. archaic to leave

Origin of forgo

1
Old English forgān; see for-, go 1

Derived forms of forgo

  • forgoer or foregoer, noun

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