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[ fawr-goh ]
/ fɔrˈgoʊ /
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verb (used with object), for·went, for·gone, for·go·ing.

to abstain or refrain from; do without.
to give up, renounce, or resign.
Archaic. to neglect or overlook.
Archaic. to quit or leave.
Obsolete. to go or pass by.

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RELATED WORDS

relinquish, quit, abstain, renounce, waive, refrain, resist, eschew, abandon, forsake, abdicate, forbear, cede, sacrifice, abjure, yield, desist, resign, pass, surrender

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  1. forgivable,
  2. forgive,
  3. forgive and forget,
  4. forgiveness,
  5. forgiving,
  6. forgot,
  7. forgotten,
  8. forgotten man,
  9. forint,
  10. forjudge
Also forego.

Origin of forgo

before 950; Middle English forgon, Old English forgān. See for-, go1
Related formsfor·go·er, nounun·for·gone, adjective
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British Dictionary definitions for forgo

forgo

forego

/ (fɔːˈɡəʊ) /

verb -goes, -going, -went or -gone (tr)

to give up or do without
archaic to leave
Derived Formsforgoer or foregoer, noun

Word Origin for forgo

Old English forgān; see for-, go 1
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Word Origin and History for forgo

forgo

v.

"to relinquish," Old English forgan "go away, pass over, leave undone," from for- "away" + gan "go" (see go). Related: Forgoing; forgone.

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