forgo

Meaning

1. To let pass, to leave alone, to let go.
2. To do without, to abandon, to renounce.
3. To refrain from, to abstain from, to pass up, to withgo.

Synonyms

give up

waive

forego

relinquish

resign

renounce

desist

precede

predate

quit

dispense with

abandon

foreswear

antecede

antedate

disclaim

forbear

refrain

abnegate

abstain

throw overboard

forfeit

forsake

sacrifice

lapse

lead

leave

let oneself go

open up

part with

sign away

tergiversate

undo

unmake

yield

apostatise

come before

deny oneself

go without

lead up

stand off

stop

🛑

relinquish to

abdicate

abstain from

accommodate

apostatize

assign

back down

back off

back out

bow out

break

capitulate

cede

check

desert

🏜️

divest

drop out

eschew

foredate

give

give in

give way

grant

hold back

Pronounced as (IPA)

/fɔːˈɡəʊ/

Etymology

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