forgo
verb (used with object)
to abstain or refrain from; do without.
has forgone
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present perfectof forgo (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Kaegi, a former fund manager who has written large checks to his own campaigns, has forgone donations from lawyers or major property owners, as have two of the three members of the Board of Review.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 22, 2025
Lindsey Hoell, founder of a reusable container logistics company called Dispatch Goods and a member of PR3’s standards panel, has forgone sharp-edged takeout food containers in favor of ones with smoother edges that “feel fancier.”
From Salon ● May 2, 2024
Kemp estimates the state already has forgone about $800 million in gas tax revenue, which benefits roads.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 5, 2022
He said he did not know how his career might go from here, now that he has forgone a certain future as a beloved geezer golfer in the form of Jack Nicklaus or Arnold Palmer.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 13, 2022
He looked always to the future, and more than once one may see where he has forgone immediate profit in order to derive that profit a hundredfold a generation later.
From Scattergood Baines by Clarence Budington Kelland
