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forgo
[
fawr-
goh
]
Origin
for·go
/
fɔrˈgoʊ
/
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[
fawr-
goh
]
Show IPA
verb (used with object),
-went,
-gone,
-go·ing.
1.
to abstain or refrain from; do without.
2.
to give up, renounce, or resign.
3.
Archaic
.
to neglect or overlook.
4.
Archaic
.
to quit or leave.
5.
Obsolete
.
to go or pass by.
Also,
forego.
Origin:
before 950;
Middle English
forgon,
Old English
forgān.
See
for-
,
go
1
Related forms
for·go·er,
noun
un·for·gone,
adjective
Synonyms
1.
forbear, sacrifice, forsake.
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forgo
or
forego
(fɔːˈɡəʊ)
—
vb
,
-goes
,
-going
,
-went
,
-gone
1.
to give up or do without
2.
archaic
to leave
[Old English
forgān
; see
for-
,
go
1
]
forego
or
forego
—
vb
[Old English
forgān
; see
for-
,
go
1
]
for'goer
or
forego
—
n
fore'goer
or
forego
—
n
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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Word Origin & History
forgo
see
forego
. Related: Forgoing; forgone
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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