forgo
verb (used with object)
to abstain or refrain from; do without.
forgoes
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present tense formof forgo (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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Typically wearing a traditional Caribbean shirt, Cepeda forgoes a tie, which he considers a symbol of oligarchy.
From Barron's ● May 25, 2026
Substrate’s lithography process forgoes what’s known as multi-patterning, or doing repeated exposures on a wafer to make ever-smaller features.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2025
She forgoes chemotherapy, emails her resignation letter and hits the road.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 27, 2025
Movies and TV are dominated by genre storytelling held together by formulaic writing that forgoes character development, mood setting and creative plotting.
From Salon ● Aug. 2, 2024
She forgoes all of the usual motel thrills, like unwrapping the soaps and hunting for the Bible.
From "A Heart in a Body in the World" by Deb Caletti
