forgo
verb (used with object)
to abstain or refrain from; do without.
had forgone
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past perfectof forgo.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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Iranians who had forgone meat or dairy to save money have nothing left to cut, complained Tehran resident Hassan Shahbazzadeh.
From Seattle Times ● May 12, 2022
“They had less severe outcomes than if they had forgone the vaccine altogether,” she said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 22, 2021
At 2:30 in the morning, as the party spilled out into the street, they gave each other the kisses on the cheek that Fremaux had forgone.
From New York Times ● Jul. 7, 2021
Max Eisenbud explained he usually checked the list while on his annual holiday during the off-season but, because of his divorce, he had forgone that holiday and so he forgot to check.
From The Guardian ● Mar. 1, 2020
His Majesty, who had left his crown and robes behind, wore the workmanlike uniform of an Admiral of the Fleet; and the Peers had forgone their scarlet and ermine in favour of khaki and sable.
From Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 152, February 14, 1917 by Sir Owen Seaman
