Definitions for forgo
fɔrˈgoʊfor·go

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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"

GCIDERate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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.

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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 DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Forgo

   See Forego.

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1. Forgo

   Forego vs. Forgo -- In this Grammar.com article you will learn the differences between the words Forego and Forgo.

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1. • Abandon

Anagrams for forgo »

1. go for

How to pronounce forgo?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say forgo in sign language?

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. Masanori Kuwata:

   Because of this, we opted to forgo raising base salaries this year.

3. 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.

4. Mohammad Javad Zarif:

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

5. Mayor Morrow:

   Our police chief said he would forgo his pay raise and also my city manager and our city maintenance officer manager donated their… pay raises also, it was unanimously passed, the budget, and we’re very happy to say that our police officers will be getting their raises.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=forgo
2. ^ GCIDE
   https://gcide.gnu.org.ua/?q=forgo
3. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Forgo
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/forgo
5. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=forgo