forgo

English

Alternative forms

• forego

Etymology

Middle English forgon (“to go by, pass up”), from Old English forgān (“to go away, forgo”). More at for- +‎ go.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /fɔːˈɡəʊ/
• (US) IPA: /ˈfɔɻ.ɡoʊ/, /fɔɻˈɡoʊ/

Verb

forgo (third-person singular simple present forgoes, present participle forgoing, simple past forwent, past participle forgone)

1. To let pass, to leave alone
2. To do without, to abandon

   The only way to avoid shame is to forgo acting shamefully.

3. To refrain from, to abstain from, to pass up, to withgo.

Translations

to let pass

• Spanish: pasar por alto (es)

to do without

• Danish: undvære (da)
• French: se passer de (fr)
• German: verzichten (auf)

• Russian: отказываться, воздерживаться

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Translations to be checked

• Dutch: laten voorbijgaan, passen
• Finnish: luopua, olla ilman, pidättäytyä
• Indonesian: memasrahkan

• Japanese: 諦める (あきらめる, akirameru)

References

• forgo in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
• forgo in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913

Anagrams

• go for