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for·go

   [fawr-goh]
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-, go1

Related forms
for·go·er, noun
un·for·gone, adjective

Synonyms
1. forbear, sacrifice, forsake.

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forgo
see forego. Related: Forgoing; forgone
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