forgo
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forgo
- /fɔːˈɡəʊ/ UK
- /fɔɹˈɡoʊ/ US
Rhymes with -əʊ
Where it comes from
From Middle English forgon (“to go by, pass up”), from Old English forgān (“to go away, forgo”); equivalent to for- + go.
verb forgoes · forgoing · forwent · forgoed · forgone
- To do without (something enjoyable); to relinquish. I've had to forgo my student discount in exchange for taking the job.
- To refrain from, to abstain from. I shall forgo actually stepping inside, thank you.
