forgo
/fɔːˈɡəʊ/US/fɔɹˈɡoʊ/
forgo verb: to do without (something enjoyable); to relinquish.
Verb
forgo (third-person singular simple present forgoes, present participle forgoing, simple past forwent or (nonstandard) forgoed, past participle forgone or (nonstandard) forwent or (nonstandard) forgoed)
- To do without (something enjoyable); to relinquish.
- I've had to forgo my student discount in exchange for taking the job.
- Doe not for one repulſe forgoe the purpoſe / That you resolu'd t' effect.1610–1611 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tempest”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published...
- To refrain from, to abstain from.
- I shall forgo actually stepping inside, thank you.
forgo meaning in Tamil, Urdu, Bengali and Malayalam
forgo in Tamil
- கைவிடு, துற, விட்டுவிடு
forgo in Urdu
- چھوڑنا, ترک کرنا, ٹھکرانا, رد کرنا, قبول نہ کرنا
forgo in Bengali
- ত্যাগ করা, বর্জন করা, কোনো কিছু ছাড়াই চলা
forgo in Malayalam
- നഷ്ടപ്പെടുക, ഇളവുചെയ്യുക, പരിത്യജിക്കുക, ഒഴിവാക്കുക
More languagesFewer languages
- forgo in Kannada
- ಬಿಟ್ಟುಕೊಡು, ಇಲ್ಲದೆ ಇರು
Examples of forgo in a sentence
- But, what afflicts my peace with keenest ruth, / Is, that I have my inner self abused, / Forgone the home delight of constant truth, / And clear and open soul, so prized in fearless youth.1798, [William Wordsworth], “The Female Vagrant”, in Lyrical Ballads, with a Few Other Poems, London: […] J[ohn] & A[rthur] Arch, […]...
- Or, considering the market for electric blankets, duvets, and other covers, that consumers buy even more bottom sheets, simply forgoing the tops.1986, New York Magazine, volume 19, number 49, page 20:
Forms of forgo
| third-person singular present | forgoes |
|---|---|
| present participle | forgoing |
| past | forwent |
| past participle | forgone |
| alternative proscribed | forego |
| past (nonstandard) | forgoed |
| past participle (nonstandard) | forwent |
| past participle (nonstandard) | forgoed |
Origin of forgo
From Middle English forgon (“to go by, pass up”), from Old English forgān (“to go away, forgo”); equivalent to for- + go.
Words formed from forgo
Words that rhyme with forgo
Questions about forgo
- What does forgo mean?
- Forgo means to do without (something enjoyable); to relinquish.
- What is forgo in Tamil?
- Forgo in Tamil is கைவிடு, துற, விட்டுவிடு. See Forgo meaning in Tamil.
- How do you use forgo in a sentence?
- But, what afflicts my peace with keenest ruth, / Is, that I have my inner self abused, / Forgone the home delight of constant truth, / And clear and open soul, so prized in fearless youth.
- What part of speech is forgo?
- Forgo is a verb.
- How do you pronounce forgo?
- Forgo is pronounced /fɔːˈɡəʊ/ (UK).
- What is the past tense of forgo?
- The past tense of forgo is forwent.
Words near forgo in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: forgo (page history and authors); forgo (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); forgo (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); Forgo (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); forgo (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); forgo (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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