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forgo

verb
/fɔːˈɡəʊ/UK/fɔɹˈɡoʊ/US

Etymology

From Middle English forgon (“to go by, pass up”), from Old English forgān (“to go away, forgo”); equivalent to for- + go.

  1. inherited from forgān — “to go away, forgo”
  2. inherited from forgon — “to go by, pass up”

Definitions

  1. To do without (something enjoyable)

    To do without (something enjoyable); to relinquish.

    • I've had to forgo my student discount in exchange for taking the job.
    • You might think that Americans buy roughly the same number of fitted sheets as flats. Or, considering the market for electric blankets, duvets, and other covers, that consumers buy even more bottom sheets, simply forgoing the tops.

  2. To refrain from, to abstain from.

    • I shall forgo actually stepping inside, thank you.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA