What does Forgo mean?

Definitions for Forgo
fɔrˈgoʊfor·go

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. waive, relinquish, forgo, forego, foreswear, dispense withverb

    do without or cease to hold or adhere to

    "We are dispensing with formalities"; "relinquish the old ideas"

  2. predate, precede, forego, forgo, antecede, antedateverb

    be earlier in time; go back further

    "Stone tools precede bronze tools"

  3. forfeit, give up, throw overboard, waive, forgo, foregoverb

    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"

GCIDE

  1. Forgoverb

    to abstain from; to do without; to refrain from; to renounce; -- said of a thing already enjoyed, or of one within reach, or anticipated. See 1st forego, 2.

Wiktionary

  1. forgoverb

    To let pass, to leave alone

  2. forgoverb

    To do without, to abandon

    The only way to avoid shame is to forgo acting shamefully.

  3. forgoverb

    To refrain from, to abstain from, to pass up, to withgo.

  4. Etymology: forgon, from forgan. More at.

ChatGPT

  1. forgo

    To forgo means to decide not to do or have something, often something desired or expected. It generally implies making a conscious choice to give up or avoid an action or situation, usually to gain another benefit or advantage.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Forgoverb

    to pass by; to leave. See 1st Forego

  2. Etymology: [OE. forgan, forgon, forgoon, AS. forgn, prop., to go past, hence, to abstain from; pref. for- + gn to go; akin to G. vergehen to pass away, to transgress. See Go, v. i.]

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Forgo

    See Forego.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of Forgo in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of Forgo in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of Forgo in a Sentence

  1. Salome Zourabichvili:

    We have an opening and a chance that was not there before the war, which is an opening to the European Union, we have no right to forgo that chance.

  2. Jim Hefner:

    I guess we would make more of an effort to get something planted, we may forgo corn and plant soybeans.

  3. Mohammed Khalid:

    So, I mean, calling for Saudi Arabia to boost oil prices and forgo their national interest and OPEC+ while they are being targeted by America’s enemies is an impossible ask, it doesn't mean they are anti-American. It doesn't mean they are anti-Biden, it doesn't mean they are playing partisan politics. It doesn't mean they are pro-Republican or anti-Democrat. It just means that they are not fools.

  4. Mohammad Javad Zarif:

    Iran used to forgo some maritime offenses in ... (the) Gulf but will never close (its) eyes anymore.

  5. Vivek Pandya:

    Consumers are having to down-shift and forgo certain premium products and instead go for the cheaper ones. In groceries, that means people shifting from organic fruit to non-organic fruit.

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