forgo
/fɔːˈɡəʊ
/ /fəˈɡəʊ/(also forego)
verb (forgoes /fɔːˈɡəʊz/ /fəˈɡəʊz/, forgoing, forwent /fɔːˈwɛnt/ /fəˈwɛnt/; past participle forgone /fɔːˈɡɒn/ /fəˈɡɒn/) [with object]
1Go without (something desirable): she wanted to forgo the tea and leave while they could...
- Whenever possible, forego fashion and stick with ‘sensible’ shoes.
- I may be forced to go and purchase a second bag and forgo tea.
- If this is not your cup of tea, forgo the invitation and book a nearby hotel room.
Synonyms
do without, go without, give up, waive, renounce, surrender, disavow, relinquish, part with, drop, sacrifice, forswear, abjure, swear off, steer clear of, abandon, cede, yield, abstain from, refrain from, eschew, cut out;
decline, refuse, repudiate, spurn
1.1Refrain from: we forgo any comparison between the two men...
- The second issue of waiver comes into effect when a party knowingly acts in a manner where he waives or foregoes reliance upon some known right or defect.
- The Democratic Party demonstrated its abandonment of any pretext of opposition by foregoing the traditional response of the minority party to a presidential address to Congress.
- An opposition party refusing to move on is forgoing any possible historical turning point.
Origin
Old English forgān (see for-, go1).
Rhymes
- playboyishness
- playboyism
- playbroker
- playbus
- play by one's own rules
- play-by-play
- play by the rules
- playcalling
- play-card
- play catch-up
- play centre
- play clock
- play club
- play Cupid
- play date
- play-day
- play dirty
- café royale
- Cagayan Islands
- cage
- cage bird
- cage diver
- cage diving
- cage fighter
- cage fighting